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Ariane 6 launch with MTG-I2 – highlights

28/08/2026 702 views 24 likes
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Press Release N° 44–2026
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Media invitation: FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C online media briefings

Media representatives are invited to join online media briefings in several languages ahead of the launch of the FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellites on a Vega-C rocket (flight VV30).
28/08/2026 376 views
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MTG-I2 begins its journey
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MTG-I2 completes Europe’s latest weather trio

27/08/2026 2788 views 40 likes
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MTG-I2 on the launch pad
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MTG-I2 ready for launch on Ariane 6

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MTG-I2 ready for launch

26/08/2026 1343 views 44 likes
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Watch live: MTG-I2 set for liftoff

24/08/2026 10228 views 75 likes
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Petermann Glacier calves huge iceberg
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Sentinel-1 captures major ice loss from Greenland glacier

21/08/2026 10125 views 86 likes
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Safey is paramount when fuelling a satellite
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ESA’s photosynthesis satellite fuelled

20/08/2026 1681 views 45 likes
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Replay: MTG-I2 pre-launch media briefing

19/08/2026 1200 views 42 likes
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MTG-I1 captures eclipse path of totality over Europe

13/08/2026 16910 views 173 likes
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Press Release N° 38–2026
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Media invitation: MTG-I2 pre-launch online briefings

Media representatives are invited to join online media briefings in English, French and German ahead of the launch of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Imager weather satellite, MTG-I2.
10/08/2026 777 views
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Danube’s waters fall to record lows

07/08/2026 17918 views 99 likes
These Copernicus Sentinel-2 images over the Danube north of Budapest show how the river’s level has fallen to a record low in Hungary due to a severe drought in central Europe.
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Earth from Space: New Orleans and the mighty Mississippi

31/07/2026 4411 views 55 likes
This colourful radar image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission features New Orleans and the delta of the Mississippi River, one the largest rivers in North America.
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Wildfires near Cebreros ground station, Spain

27/07/2026 2726 views 55 likes
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, captured on 26 July, shows a zoomed-in view over ESA's Cebreros ground station, which lies within the areas heavily affected by the wildfires in Spain.
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Fires rage near Bordeaux, France

27/07/2026 17748 views 103 likes
These images by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, captured on 26 July, show the area to the west of Bordeaux, France, where wildfires continue to burn countryside, fanned by wind and heatwave conditions.
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