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@eumetsat.intSep 15, 2026, 4:39 AM

Launch success for #Copernicus Sentinel-3C! 🚀

📡 Signal acquired & solar array deployed - it's officially power positive! 🛰️✨

Congratulations to all partners, Sentinel-3 is a remarkable European achievement. We can't wait to operate -3C alongside -3A & -3B! 👏

Read full press release: bit.ly/4xncbcI

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@operations.esa.intSep 15, 2026, 3:59 AM

👩‍💻 👨‍💻 🧑‍💻 The teams at @esa.int’s #ESOC mission control will now spend around 70 hours guiding both #FLEX and #Copernicus #Sentinel-3C through their first days in orbit. 🛰️🛰️

For now, that’s it from us on this exciting dual launch! Congrats to all the teams involved! 🙌

📷 ESA

Wide view of the Main Control Room at ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC), with members of the FLEX mission control team monitoring multiple computer displays. Large wall-mounted screens show mission data and status information, while electronic boards listing spacecraft and launch details line the room beneath the distinctive honeycomb-patterned ceiling. The illuminated ESA and ESOC logos are visible at the front of the operations room.
@operations.esa.intSep 15, 2026, 3:34 AM

🎉 🎉 @esa.int’s #FLEX and #Copernicus #Sentinel-3C are in space and healthy: we don’t just have one mission, we have two! 🚀🛰️🛰️

👏 Congratulations to the engineers, operators, flight dynamics experts, ground station teams and partners who made this remarkable dual-spacecraft launch a success.

@operations.esa.intSep 15, 2026, 2:33 AM

Hello #Copernicus #Sentinel-3C – we hear you loud and clear!

KSAT‘s Troll ground station in Antarctica has acquired the satellite's first signal from space. 📡

Telemetry is now flowing into @esa.int’s #ESOC mission control in Germany. 🛰️

📷 ESA/ATG medialab

@eumetsat.intSep 15, 2026, 2:27 AM

Spacecraft separation confirmed! 🛰️✨

#Copernicus Sentinel-3C has successfully separated from the upper stage of the Vega C rocket.

We now await Acquisition of Signal (AOS) as the satellite establishes contact with ground stations.

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@eumetsat.intSep 15, 2026, 1:39 AM

We have LIFTOFF! 🚀

#Copernicus Sentinel-3C is on its way to orbit having successfully lifted off aboard a Vega C rocket alongside ESA's FLEX mission from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou!

Next milestone: Spacecraft separation in ~1 hour. stay tuned 🛰️

@tonyveco.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 1:37 AM

🔴⚠️🛰️🌍A stunning lift-off for #Sentinel3C and #Flex by @eumetsat.int and @esaearth.esa.int @esa.int . And now we go for the next steps of this amazing launch!!!🚀#Copernicus
More eyes and data to monitor #weather, #climate and our fragile planet @giuliofirenze.bsky.social @andreabettini.bsky.social

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@operations.esa.intSep 15, 2026, 1:29 AM

We have lift-off! 🚀

#Copernicus #Sentinel- 3C’s first signals are scheduled to arrive at #ESOC mission control via a ground antenna at KSAT’s Troll ground station in Antarctica in about 60 minutes.

After that, we expect to hear from @esa.int’s #FLEX. 💪

@sentinelonline.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 1:00 AM

We are live.
Coverage of Vega-C flight VV30 has begun. Copernicus Sentinel-3C lifts off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou at 03:21 CEST (01:21 UTC).

Watch live: sentinels.copernicus.eu

#Copernicus #Sentinel3 #EarthObservation #ESA #EUSpace

@operations.esa.intSep 15, 2026, 12:55 AM

It’s time! ⏰

Tune in now on ESA YouTube or watch.esa.int/two/ to follow the unique dual launch of @esa.int’s #FLEX and #Copernicus #Sentinel-3C.

Liftoff in appx. 25 minutes! 🚀 🛰️ 🛰️

@eumetsat.intSep 15, 2026, 12:51 AM

We’re back with #Copernicus Sentinel-3C launch coverage, coffee, & fresh new images from Kourou! 🚀☕

The satellite will soon lift off aboard a Vega C rocket together with ESA's FLEX.

🕒 Liftoff at 01.21 UTC / 03.21 AM CEST
🔴 Stream live here: bit.ly/4h7FVVd

Credits: ESA/CNES/Avio/CSG

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@operations.esa.intSep 15, 2026, 12:24 AM

📣 Go/no-go Roll Call complete! All stations are reporting green.

Both mission teams at ESA's #ESOC have given their go for the launch of @esa.int’s #FLEX and #Copernicus #Sentinel-3C in appx. 60 minutes.

📷 ESA

Two Ground Operations Managers, Pablo Asenjo Garcia and Chatim Ruddy-Herard, sit at a workstation with multiple monitors displaying spacecraft operations data and communication schedules. Laptops, consoles, and control-room equipment are arranged across the desk, while additional screens and workstations fill the background of the mission operations room.Walter Fiore, Spacecraft Operations Engineer for FLEX at ESA, sits at a workstation in the Main Control Room at ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC). Walter is working on a laptop while monitoring multiple screens displaying spacecraft operations data and timelines. Large wall-mounted status displays and ESA branding are visible in the background, highlighting an active mission-control environment.Maria Jose Parra Ortega, Spacecraft Operations Engineer for the Copernicus Sentinel-3C at ESA, works at a control-room workstation with multiple monitors displaying spacecraft operations data and system status information. A laptop and communications equipment are arranged on the desk, while additional workstations and digital clocks are visible in the background of the mission operations room. Vladimir Zelenevskiy, Spacecraft Operations Engineer for FLEX at ESA, works at a console in the Main Control Room at ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC). Vladimir monitoring multiple screens displaying spacecraft operations data and timelines. Large wall-mounted status displays and the illuminated ESA and ESOC logos are visible in the background, highlighting an active mission-control environment during spacecraft operations.
@operations.esa.intSep 15, 2026, 12:02 AM

#ESOC mission control has never been more ready. 💪

After completing key steps of the network countdown, the B shift has handed over to the A shift, now on console for the final countdown, liftoff and first signal acquisition for @esa.int's #FLEX and #Copernicus #Sentinel-3C.

📷 ESA/J.Mai

Large group photo of ESA’s FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel‑3C teams gathered outside a building at ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC). Team members wearing mission polo shirts stand on steps and around the entrance, with several people in the front holding a spacecraft model and others gesturing toward it, celebrating the joint mission effort.
@osint.gofferje.netSep 14, 2026, 11:34 PM

Updated Atmospheric Penetration (Guided Filter) image of St. Petersburg
Satellite: Sentinel-2
Acquisition time: 2026-09-14T09:31:41Z
Made with material from Copernicus Sentinel

#OSINT #satelliteimagery #Sentinel #Sentinel2 #Copernicus #St._Petersburg

Atmospheric Penetration (Guided Filter) image of St. Petersburg (2026-09-14T09:31:41Z)
@osint.gofferje.netSep 14, 2026, 11:33 PM

Updated Atmospheric Penetration (Guided Filter) image of Kronstadt
Satellite: Sentinel-2
Acquisition time: 2026-09-14T09:31:41Z
Made with material from Copernicus Sentinel

#OSINT #satelliteimagery #Sentinel #Sentinel2 #Copernicus #Kronstadt

Atmospheric Penetration (Guided Filter) image of Kronstadt (2026-09-14T09:31:41Z)
@osint.gofferje.netSep 14, 2026, 11:32 PM

Updated Atmospheric Penetration (Guided Filter) image of Primorsk
Satellite: Sentinel-2
Acquisition time: 2026-09-14T09:31:41Z
Made with material from Copernicus Sentinel

#OSINT #satelliteimagery #Sentinel #Sentinel2 #Copernicus #Primorsk

Atmospheric Penetration (Guided Filter) image of Primorsk (2026-09-14T09:31:41Z)
@osint.gofferje.netSep 14, 2026, 11:32 PM

Updated Atmospheric Penetration (Guided Filter) image of Vysotsk
Satellite: Sentinel-2
Acquisition time: 2026-09-14T09:31:41Z
Made with material from Copernicus Sentinel

#OSINT #satelliteimagery #Sentinel #Sentinel2 #Copernicus #Vysotsk

Atmospheric Penetration (Guided Filter) image of Vysotsk (2026-09-14T09:31:41Z)
@osint.gofferje.netSep 14, 2026, 11:32 PM

Updated Atmospheric Penetration (Guided Filter) image of Ust-Luga
Satellite: Sentinel-2
Acquisition time: 2026-09-14T09:31:41Z
Made with material from Copernicus Sentinel

#OSINT #satelliteimagery #Sentinel #Sentinel2 #Copernicus #Ust-Luga

Atmospheric Penetration (Guided Filter) image of Ust-Luga (2026-09-14T09:31:41Z)
@osint.gofferje.netSep 14, 2026, 11:32 PM

Updated False Color (Guided Filter) image of Kronstadt
Satellite: Sentinel-2
Acquisition time: 2026-09-14T09:31:41Z
Made with material from Copernicus Sentinel

#OSINT #satelliteimagery #Sentinel #Sentinel2 #Copernicus #Kronstadt

False Color (Guided Filter) image of Kronstadt (2026-09-14T09:31:41Z)
@osint.gofferje.netSep 14, 2026, 11:31 PM

Updated True Color (Guided Filter) image of St. Petersburg
Satellite: Sentinel-2
Acquisition time: 2026-09-14T09:31:41Z
Made with material from Copernicus Sentinel

#OSINT #satelliteimagery #Sentinel #Sentinel2 #Copernicus #St._Petersburg

True Color (Guided Filter) image of St. Petersburg (2026-09-14T09:31:41Z)