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ESA Observing the Earth
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FLEX and Sentinel-3C sealed within Vega-C fairing
Published: September 2, 2026 16:08
At Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, preparations for one of the year’s most anticipated Earth-observation launches are entering their final stages.FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C have now been enclosed within the protective fairing of their Vega-C…
Meet FLEX
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/09/Meet_FLEX
Published: September 1, 2026 13:30
Video: 00:01:00 Using cutting-edge technology, ESA’s FLEX mission is designed to reveal new insights into how plants function by measuring the faint fluorescence they emit when they capture light during photosynthesis. Although invisible to the…
Nepal flash flood imaged by satellites
Published: August 31, 2026 11:57
With thousands of emergency responders conducting search-and-rescue operations following the catastrophic flash flood that struck northern Nepal on 26 August, satellite imagery is helping to reveal the scale of the inundation and devastation across the…
Fuelling Sentinel-3C
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/08/Fuelling_Sentinel-3C
Published: August 28, 2026 13:02
Image: Fuelling Sentinel-3C
Ariane 6 launch with MTG-I2 – highlights
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/08/Ariane_6_launch_with_MTG-I2_highlights
Published: August 28, 2026 12:20
Video: 00:04:28 The Meteosat Third Generation-Imager2 (MTG-I2) satellite, has been launched on board an Ariane 6 launcher from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Liftoff was on 27 August 2026 at 22:11 CEST (17:10 local time).MTG-I2 is part of the…
Media invitation: FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C online media briefings
Published: August 28, 2026 08:00
Press Release N° 44–2026 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).
MTG-I2 completes Europe’s latest weather trio
Published: August 27, 2026 20:48
The second Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2) has been launched on board Ariane 6, flight VA270, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. It will complete the first family of MTG satellites, delivering data for weather forecasting over…
MTG-I2 ready for launch on Ariane 6
Published: August 27, 2026 07:00
The Meteosat Third Generation Imager2 satellite (MTG-I2) has been encapsulated inside the Ariane 6 fairing and is in place on its launch pad. It is scheduled to lift off on Thursday evening, 27 August, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
MTG-I2 ready for launch
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/08/MTG-I2_ready_for_launch
Published: August 26, 2026 11:00
Video: 00:00:31 The Meteosat Third Generation-Imager2 (MTG-I2) satellite, is ready for launch on board an Ariane 6 launcher from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Lift off is scheduled for 27 August 2026 at 22:10 CEST (17:10 local time).MTG-I2…
Watch live: MTG-I2 set for liftoff
Published: August 24, 2026 08:14
The next Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2) is set for liftoff on flight VA270 on an Ariane 6, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. It will complete the first family of MTG satellites, which will deliver data for weather forecasting…
Sentinel-1 captures major ice loss from Greenland glacier
Published: August 21, 2026 08:22
Europe’s Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission has captured a dramatic change at Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland, where a 76 sq km section of the glacier’s floating ice tongue broke away on 4 August 2026.The event marks the glacier’s largest loss of…
Replay: MTG-I2 pre-launch media briefing
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/08/Replay_MTG-I2_pre-launch_media_briefing
Published: August 19, 2026 15:00
Video: 00:51:38 On Wednesday 19 August, media representatives were invited to a media briefing ahead of the launch of the next Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2). The satellite is set to be launched on an Ariane 6 from Europe’s…
MTG-I1 captures eclipse path of totality over Europe
Published: August 13, 2026 08:30
Video: 00:00:04 Yesterday between 20:26 and 20:34 CEST, parts of the Iberian peninsula experienced a total solar eclipse. This animation, composed of images from the Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I1), caught the Moon’s dark shadow…
Media invitation: MTG-I2 pre-launch online briefings
https://www.esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Releases/Media_invitation_MTG-I2_pre-launch_online_briefings
Published: August 10, 2026 07:00
Press Release N° 38–2026 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.
Danube’s waters fall to record lows
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/08/Danube_s_waters_fall_to_record_lows
Published: August 7, 2026 11:40
Image: 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.
Earth from Space: New Orleans and the mighty Mississippi
Published: July 31, 2026 08:00
Image: 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.