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ESA’s Earth Explorer Missions Programme Manager, Dirk Bernaerts, during a presentation on Thursday morning
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Three satellites, one mission: protecting our planet

16/04/2026 122 views 5 likes 519743 ID

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 Commission’s Copernicus programme, Sentinel-3C, were all on show at a media event hosted by Thales Alenia Space at their cleanrooms in Cannes, France.

Pictured here, ESA’s Earth Explorer Missions Programme Manager, Dirk Bernaerts, during a presentation on Thursday morning.

Read full story: Three ESA-built satellites on show in France

FLEX with Sentinel-3
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FLEX with Sentinel-3

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FLEX in tandem with Sentinel-3
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FLEX in tandem with Sentinel-3

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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 in an anechoic chamber
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FLEX in an anechoic chamber

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