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ESA Earth Observation retweeted
Liftoff! 🚀 FLEX and Sentinel-3C are on their way.
Vega-C #VV30 has departed Europe’s Spaceport carrying the two Earth observation satellites into orbit.
ESA Earth Observation retweeted
🔴 Live now: follow the launch of FLEX and Sentinel-3C.
🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=fmrgyh5s…
FLEX and Sentinel-3C are ready for liftoff on Vega-C from Europe's Spaceport.
▶️ Tune in tonight on 15 September from 02:50 CEST.
🚀 Liftoff is scheduled for 03:21 CEST.
While the FLEX mission will monitor the health of Earth’s vegetation, Sentinel-3C, together with the two Sentinel-3 satellites already in orbit, will monitor oceans, land, ice and atmosphere for Copernicus, the Earth observation component of the European Union’s Space Programme.
🔗esa.int/Applications/Observi…
ESA Earth Observation retweeted
Success! ✅ MTG-I2 is on its way to geostationary orbit.
After acquiring signal, the satellite has been confirmed healthy.
As the third satellite in the Meteosat Third Generation constellation, MTG-I2 will provide weather forecasters with unprecedented views of Europe and Africa, helping to improve forecasts and deliver earlier warnings of severe weather.
🔗 esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Relea…
ESA Earth Observation retweeted
LIFTOFF! 🚀 Ariane 6 #VA270, launching MTG-I2, completing Europe's Meteosat constellation.
ESA Earth Observation retweeted
Following the mandate given by our Member States to step up @ESA’s role in security and defence, this agreement marks a meaningful move from intent to delivery. Through initiatives such as the European Resilience from Space (ERS), ESA is already responding to Europe’s urgent security capability needs.
Strengthening our partnership with the @EUDefenceAgency allows us to align technology development more closely with both current and future operational and strategic requirements.
👩🚀 On 22 April, we signed an arrangement with
@esa to better study space-based Earth observation technology for #security and #defence.
➡️ Read more: tinyurl.com/2utscdyd
ESA Earth Observation retweeted
#MediaInvitation: journalists are invited to join a one‑off opportunity to see three ESA-built satellites in their final preparations before liftoff, at @Thales_Alenia_S, Cannes, on 16 April 2026.
Register by 31 March 👉 esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Relea…
ALT The Second MTG-Imager in the thermal vacuum chamber, at Thales Alenia Space's Cannes clean room.
ESA Earth Observation retweeted
I had a constructive first meeting in Washington, D.C. with my counterpart at NASA, @NASAAdmin. We had a very constructive discussion on space exploration and are fully aligned on our shared objectives: the Moon, LEO, and Mars. Looking forward to continuing the discussions.
I was pleased to welcome Director General @AschbacherJosef and our @esa partners to NASA Headquarters today.
As we move forward with our return to the Moon, the European Space Agency remains a key partner across much of NASA’s portfolio. Their contributions will be important as we build a sustained lunar presence and prepare for missions beyond.
ESA Earth Observation retweeted
ESA Council has approved Laurent Jaffart as the Director of the newly created Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity Directorate.
This new position reflects our commitment to bolstering resilience and enhancing navigation and connectivity in line with security and defence priorities.
Read more about the new ESA-RNC Directorate: esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Relea…
ESA Earth Observation retweeted
📢 Launch update: #Crew12 scheduled to launch on 11 February.
👩🚀 Go @Soph_astro, go #εpsilon!
📅 Full timeline & launch details: esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
ALT Members of Crew-12 are, from left to right: Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot.
ESA Earth Observation retweeted
In 2026, we'll again be hosting #ESAOpenDays at: HQ🇫🇷, ESOC🇩🇪, ESRIN🇮🇹, ECSAT🇬🇧, ESTEC🇳🇱 and ESAC🇪🇸! Dates to be confirmed later in the year!
In the meantime, here's a recap of our exciting, record-breaking 2025 Open Day fun! 👇🔗esa.int/About_Us/ESA_Open_Da…
ALT View of ISS model and a lifesize engineering model of the Columbus laboratory inside the Erasmus Centre at ESA ESTEC, during ESA Open Days 2025 in the Netherlands.
ESA Earth Observation retweeted
2026 will be a defining year for ESA. From @Soph_astro’s εpsilon mission and the first Ariane 64 and next Galileo launches, to powering humanity’s return to the Moon, BepiColombo entering orbit around Mercury, major data releases from Gaia and Euclid, ESA’s HERA arriving at Didymos, and new climate missions like FLEX, this will be one of the most mission-dense and strategically important years in @ESA’s history.
Together with our Member States and partners, we are strengthening Europe’s role in space for science, security, sustainability, and exploration. 🌍✨
Watch the replay of my 2026 DG press conference here:
esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Video…
ESA Earth Observation retweeted
Our start-of-the-year press briefing will now begin at 10:30 CET on Thursday, 8 January at ESA HQ in Paris.
✅ Registrations close today at 17:00 CET.
#MediaInvitation: journalists are invited to our start-of-the-year press briefing with Director General Josef Aschbacher on Thursday 8 January 2026 from 10:00 CET at ESA HQ in Paris.
Details and registration 👇
esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Relea…
ESA Earth Observation retweeted
Today is the December solstice at 15:03 GMT/16:03 CET.
This @eumetsat MTG‑I1 image from 19 December 2025, 06:00 GMT, shows Earth’s day–night terminator tilted near its annual maximum of about 23.5°.
ALT Earth’s day–night line tilted near its maximum: 23.5°.
ESA Earth Observation retweeted
Coming up today: Information session following the ESA Council meeting - live at 13:00 GMT/14:00 CET on #ESAWebTV.
📺 watch.esa.int
ALT ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher
ESA Earth Observation retweeted
#MediaInvitation: journalists are invited to our start-of-the-year press briefing with Director General Josef Aschbacher on Thursday 8 January 2026 from 10:00 CET at ESA HQ in Paris.
Details and registration 👇
esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Relea…
ESA Earth Observation retweeted
🌴🔥 A wildfire broke out on the Isle of Pines (🇫🇷 New Caledonia) on 30 Nov, spreading toward the town of Vao.
🛰️ @CopernicusEMS mapped the extent: as of 7 Dec, ~1,857 ha burned, incl. land, built-up areas & 40.8 km of roads.
🔗 copernicus.eu/en/media/image…
ESA Earth Observation retweeted
Climate data just got a major upgrade 📊🌍
With four new projects, @esa's Climate Change Initiative is now generating long-term global satellite data for land evaporation, phytoplankton, sea ice age and drift, and ocean heat. All datasets will be accessible via the Open Data Portal.
Dive into the details: t1p.de/td3wm
ESA Earth Observation retweeted
🚀 At the #Copernicus4Regions Breakfast Debate 4/12 in the European Parliament, we launch 11 new stories! 📷 nereus-regions.eu/copernicus… Follow the webstreaming for live insights youtu.be/how9ELJBQRw 📷
RT @esa: 🚀 LIFTOFF! @ESA_EO's HydroGNSS along with @IrideSpazio and Greek @iceye_global satellites are on their way to orbit on a SpaceX Fa…
RT @esa: 🔴 LIVE NOW: Launch of @ESA_EO's HydroGNSS satellite. Watch now on #ESAwebTV2
👉📺watch.esa.int/two
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