FLEX and Sentinel-3C arrive at...
With liftoff scheduled for September, excitement is building at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana as two cutting-edge Earth observation satellites, FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C, have arrived to ...
Earth from Space: Agricultural patchwork
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Australia's southwestern corner in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, seen here in June 2026.Zoom in or click on the circles to ...
MTG-I2 checked and inspected
Since MTG-I2 was taken out of its protective casing at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana at the beginning of July, the satellite has undergone a ‘fit check' with its launch vehicle adapter.This ...
Improved reporting needed on forest...
More analysis is needed to ensure that tropical forest degeneration and regeneration are consistently reported in carbon cycle models and in national reporting, according to a study funded in part by ...
Earth from Space: Guinea-Bissau
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image features part of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau in western Africa.Zoom in or click on the circles to explore this image at its full 10 m resolution.With an area of 36 ...
Call for interest: media programme...
20 July 2026Media 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 ...
Sentinel-3C unpacked
The next satellite in the EU's Copernicus Earth observation satellite system, Sentinel-3C, has been unpacked from its container at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. The satellite was then attached ...
FLEX removed from container
The Fluorescence Explorer (FLEX) satellite, the European Space Agency's (ESA's) next Earth Explorer mission, has been removed from its container packaging at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French ...
MTG-S1 commissioned and in position...
One year after launch, the first Meteosat Third Generation Sounder satellite, MTG-S1, is now commissioned and has been placed in its operational position in geostationary orbit at 0° longitude, and ...
ESA brings quantum computing to Earth...
The European Space Agency has installed its first quantum computer, called Bell-1, at its Earth observation centre in Italy. The move marks a significant step in exploring how quantum technology ...
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