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FLEX, Sentinel-3C and MTG-I2 on show at TAS cleanrooms
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MTG-I2, FLEX and Sentinel-3C on show at TAS cleanrooms

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Three Earth observation satellites developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) have completed their functional and environmental tests and are ready to travel to the European spaceport in French Guiana.

ESA’s Fluorescence Earth Explorer satellite, known as FLEX, together with the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Imager weather satellite, MTG-I2, as well as the next satellite in the European Commision’s Copernicus programme, Sentinel-3C, were all on show at a media event hosted by Thales Alenia Space at their cleanrooms in Cannes, France.

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FLEX is designed to give us a better understanding of the vegetation photosynthesis process and its influence on the carbon and water cycles.
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FLEX on show at Thales Alenia Space cleanroom

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ESA Project Managers Ralf Bock (FLEX), Nic Mardle (Sentinel-3), and James Champion (MTG).
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ESA Project Managers for FLEX, Sentinel-3C and MTG

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FLEX on display
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FLEX on display

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FLEX in an anechoic chamber
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FLEX in an anechoic chamber

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MTG-I2 in the cleanroom at Thales
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MTG-I2 in the cleanroom at Thales

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