We are launching a satellite tonight but we have already started thinking about the future ones that will follow. The Copernicus EU #Sentinel2 next generation of satellites will see improvements in both the resolution (from the current 10 to 5 metres) and the spectral bands

The #Sentinel2C launch GO/NOGO Roll Call is complete! 📣 All stations have reported in Green. Flight Operations Director Franco Marchese and the rest of the team at ESA mission control are ready for launch. ✅🥳 L-60 minutes soundcloud.com/esa/sentinel-2…

We are LIVE with the coverage of the launch of the Copernicus EU #Sentinel2C satellite🚀🛰️ Live streaming on esa.int/ESA_Multimedia… and fore more coverage follow ESA Operations and ESA Space Transport. 📸ESA – S. Corvaja

LIFTOFF of #Sentinel2 C on the last Vega rocket from Centre spatial guyanais in Kourou, French Guiana on 5 September 2024!

While we wait for the next milestones of Copernicus EU #Sentinel2 C journey to space, here’s how the liftoff looked like from here at Europe’s spaceport😍

ESA’s launcher tracking antenna in Australia has spotted #Sentinel2 C, still attached to its Vega upper stage, rising above the horizon. It’s not quite time to celebrate yet: we will monitor separation but we will not receive any data from the satellite until it passes over

Thanks for the ride #VV24!

Signal acquired: nice to hear you Copernicus EU #Sentinel2 C!

Welcome to the Copernicus EU family, #Sentinel2 C. I was really lucky to witness this important launch, which was also the last launch for a Vega rocket, in person from Kourou: esa.int/Applications/O… 📸 ESA - S. Corvaja

With the launch of #Sentinel2 C, @ESA has once again delivered a significant success for Europe. Reflecting on the early Sentinel launches starting from 2014, it's remarkable to see how far we've come. In the meantime, Copernicus has evolved into a globally leading Earth

There are two ice missions that are currently working together to achieve a better coverage of Earth's ice: ESA's CryoSat mission and ICESat-2! Since 2020 the ground tracks of both satellites would converge over the Arctic in a unique collaboration known as Cryo2ice. When the

⚠️#Ariane6 update related to its inaugural flight👇 Analysis shows that 3rd ignition of Auxiliary Propulsion Unit was shut down correctly by flight software due to one temperature measurement exceeding pre-defined limit. The ignition preparation sequence will be changed through

Today, we have been honoured to host Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency, Simonetta Cheli, Director of ESA EO Programmes and Head of ESRIN, Apostolia Karamali, Otylia Trzaskalska-Nuebel and Jani Erkkilä accompanied by prof. Grzegorz Wrochna - President Polska Agencja Kosmiczna

These first results are excellent and l want to congratulate everyone involved in developing the satellite, which is already demonstrating that the New Space approach of building such a mission will certainly complement our traditionally-built weather satellites.

The aftermath of Storm Boris in Poland and Czechia as seen by CopernicusEU Sentinel-1 (flooded areas in red). Today I’m in Poland with Josef Aschbacher to talk with industry & the Polish Space Agency about Poland contribution to ESA Earth Observation ahead of the next ESA Ministerial Council.

It's official: @copernicusEu #Sentinel1B completed its disposal process – which included lowering its orbit and passivating its systems to ensure re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere within 25 years. More info on this delicate but essential procedure: esa.int/Applications/O…

Great to hear from Simonetta Cheli as she welcomes us all to the #Cryo2ice symposium! A "chance to share ideas and design new ways to tackle the climate crisis together, and to pave the way for the future of satellite altimetry and Earth Observation from space" 🛰️🌍