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Thwaits Glacier, Antarctica
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Faster-flowing glaciers fuel decades of polar ice loss

16/09/2026 2522 views 27 likes
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Vega-C takes FLEX and Sentinel-3C into orbit
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FLEX and Sentinel-3C launched

15/09/2026 7218 views 51 likes
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ESA’s FLEX mission reveals the secret glow of plants

14/09/2026 1844 views 52 likes
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FLEX and Sentinel-3C ready for launch
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FLEX and Sentinel-3C ready for liftoff on Vega-C

14/09/2026 2014 views 26 likes
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Detecting plant stress from space
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Ten quirky facts about plant fluorescence

10/09/2026 1160 views 32 likes
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Vega-C fairing opens to reveal Sentinel-3C and FLEX
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Watch: FLEX and Sentinel-3C launch on Vega-C

09/09/2026 7325 views 50 likes
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FLEX and Sentinel-3C being hoisted into the launch tower

07/09/2026 700 views 18 likes
FLEX and Sentinel-3C being hoisted into the launch tower
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Press Release N° 45–2026
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FLEX and Sentinel-3C launch re-watch event on 15 September at ESA's Space Operations Centre

Media representatives are invited to attend the launch re-watch event for the FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer) and Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellites at the European Space Operations Centre (ESA/ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany, on Tuesday morning, 15 September 2026.
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Meet FLEX

01/09/2026 1496 views 43 likes
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FLEX joins its launch adapter

21/08/2026 220 views 3 likes
FLEX joins its launch adapter
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FLEX removed from container

21/07/2026 539 views 17 likes
The FLEX satellite, ESA’s next Earth Explorer mission, has been removed from its container packaging at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, where it will be prepared for its upcoming launch.
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Press Release N° 35–2026
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Call for interest: media programme for FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C launch at Europe’s Spaceport

Media representatives are invited to express their interest in attending the media programme at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana for the launch of the FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellites on a Vega-C rocket (flight VV30). Liftoff is expected to take place on 14 September 2026 (22:21 local time, 03.21 CEST on 15 September).
20/07/2026 1493 views
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Revisit the Earth Explorer 12 User Consultation Meeting

Held on 7–8 July 2026 in Tallinn, Estonia

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FLEX and Sentinel-3C head to launch site

02/07/2026 815 views 5 likes
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FLEX and Sentinel-3C bound for launch site

02/07/2026 1062 views 10 likes
FLEX and Sentinel-3C bound for launch site
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