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Three Earth Explorer candidates go forward

25/09/2026 3228 views 38 likes
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Earth from Space: Venetian Lagoon

25/09/2026 2263 views 69 likes
This image of the Venetian Lagoon in northern Italy was acquired by the IRIDE satellites on 17 May 2026.
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Earth from Space: Laguna Colorada

18/09/2026 1637 views 48 likes
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 25 August 2026, shows an area of the Andean Altiplano in southern Bolivia near the border with Chile.
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ESA awards contracts for Europe’s EOGS blueprint

17/09/2026 1022 views 19 likes
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Thwaits Glacier, Antarctica
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Faster-flowing glaciers fuel decades of polar ice loss

16/09/2026 3857 views 34 likes
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FLEX and Sentinel-3C launch highlights

15/09/2026 3138 views 62 likes
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Relive the launch of FLEX and Sentinel-3C

15/09/2026 533 views 12 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 8020 views 53 likes
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ESA’s FLEX mission reveals the secret glow of plants

14/09/2026 2291 views 62 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 2151 views 27 likes
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Anak Krakatau eruption by Sentinel-3

08/09/2026 15115 views 121 likes
Copernicus Sentinel-3 captured a plume from the eruption of Anak Krakatau on Saturday, 5 September.
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FLEX and Sentinel-3C being hoisted into the launch tower

07/09/2026 748 views 20 likes
FLEX and Sentinel-3C being hoisted into the launch tower
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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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Media briefing ahead of FLEX and Sentinel-3C launch

04/09/2026 993 views 11 likes
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Meet FLEX

01/09/2026 1672 views 48 likes
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    This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 25 August 2026, shows an area of the Andean Altiplano in southern Bolivia near the border with Chile.

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