Launch
ESA Hosts FLEX and Sentinel-3C Launch Re-Watch Event
The European Space Agency will host a media event on September 15, 2026, to re-watch the Vega-C launch of the FLEX and Sentinel-3C Earth observation
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Sentinel-3C Launch Secures Climate Monitoring Continuity
Sentinel-3C will launch on 15 September on a Vega-C rocket from French Guiana, joining Sentinel-3A and 3B to ensure uninterrupted climate data collection
Vehicles
Vega-C Encapsulates FLEX and Sentinel-3C Satellites
The FLEX and Sentinel-3C satellites are now enclosed in the Vega-C rocket's fairing in French Guiana. Liftoff is set for September 15 at 03:21 CEST.
Launch
MTG-I2 launch set for 22:10 CEST on Ariane 6
ESA’s Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite MTG-I2 is scheduled to lift off from French Guiana on flight VA270 at 22:10 CEST (17:10 local time) on Thursday, 27 August. The 2.5-hour launch window will be broadcast live on ESA WebTV and YouTube.
Missions & payloads
Petermann Glacier
Europe’s Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission captures major ice loss from Greenland glacier
Launch
FLEX Satellite
The European Space Agency's FLEX satellite has been fuelled ahead of its planned launch on 15 September