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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.
07/09/2026 77 views
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Media briefing ahead of FLEX and Sentinel-3C launch

04/09/2026 309 views 7 likes
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Smoke plume from Greek wildfires seen by Sentinel-3
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How Sentinel-3 tracks climate change

04/09/2026 1209 views 32 likes
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FLEX and Sentinel-3C being sealed from view
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FLEX and Sentinel-3C sealed within Vega-C fairing

02/09/2026 1556 views 43 likes
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Meet FLEX

01/09/2026 797 views 31 likes
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Sentinel-2 captures before and after Nepal flash flood
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Nepal flash flood imaged by satellites

31/08/2026 49561 views 110 likes
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Fuelling Sentinel-3C

28/08/2026 146 views 4 likes
Fuelling Sentinel-3C
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Ariane 6 launch with MTG-I2 – highlights

28/08/2026 1181 views 32 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 791 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 3445 views 47 likes
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MTG-I2 on the launch pad
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MTG-I2 ready for launch on Ariane 6

27/08/2026 3525 views 25 likes
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MTG-I2 ready for launch

26/08/2026 1493 views 46 likes
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Replay: MTG-I2 pre-launch media briefing

19/08/2026 1310 views 43 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 814 views
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Danube’s waters fall to record lows

07/08/2026 18539 views 106 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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