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The Earth Observation component of the EU Space Programme
Brussels
Joined November 2012
Colourful patterns in Noordoostpolder 🇳🇱 - captured by #CopernicusEU Sentinel-1. Each colour shows a stage of plant growth or harvest. 🚀 Next up: Sentinel-1D launch on 4 Nov - expanding one of the world’s most advanced #EarthObservation systems! 🔗 https://t.co/Rjl8N9VXxP
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🌍 This data visualisation is based on the Global Land Cover by @CopernicusLand, released in June 2025. 🛰️ Based on #CopernicusEU #Sentinel2 data, the product provides a detailed view of the Earth’s surface. Learn more: https://t.co/rjf7lWRzEQ
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Check out the rocket transfer in the album & follow the countdown to liftoff from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana! 🔗 https://t.co/Rjl8N9Wvnn
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🛰️ #Sentinel1D will expand the mission’s capabilities to detect and monitor: • Oil spills & illegal maritime activity • Floods, icebergs & sea-ice concentration • Landslides, volcanic & seismic activity • Vegetation, forests & agricultural areas
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🚀 With the launch of Sentinel-1D (4 Nov), the 🇪🇺 strengthens its position as a world leader in EO. #CopernicusEU Sentinel-1 mission e.g. play a key role in tracking icebergs. The first image shows displacements in the Weddell Sea (2025). 🔴 20 June | 🟢 2 July | 🔵 26 July
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PFAS-free is a big deal in semiconductors. Getting rid of “forever chemicals” seems like a clear win, right? Turns out it’s probably greenwashing: 🧵1/10
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🌀 Priscilla formed in early October, becoming the 4th major hurricane of the Pacific season. It swept across a region of high ecological value along 🇲🇽 Mexico’s western coastline, home to protected areas. #CopernicusEU #Sentinel3 #ImageOfTheDay shows the spiraling storm.
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📅 Save the date! On November 4, 2025 at 6:03 p.m. local time (9:03 p.m. UTC, 10:03 p.m. CET), #Ariane6 will lift off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana 🚀 Its mission? To place #Sentinel1D, the new Copernicus Earth observation satellite, into Sun-Synchronous Orbit 🌍✨
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🚀 Another launch is coming! Sentinel-1D lifts off on 4 Nov aboard Ariane 6 from French Guiana. 🛰️ It will boost #CopernicusEU to monitor glaciers (and more) like Antarctica’s Thwaites - losing 50 billion tons of ice yearly. 🔗 https://t.co/pOGKcFOvim
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🏞 In the arid heart of N Patagonia 🇦🇷, the Neuquén & Agrio rivers flow through the dry landscape, forming narrow corridors of life in an otherwise inhospitable environment. These two rivers, clearly visible in this #CopernicusEU #Sentinel2 #ImageOfTheDay from 6 Sept.
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👁️ The Richat Structure, the "Eye of the Sahara", a striking circular geological formation in 🇲🇷 Mauritania, is among the most distinctive landforms visible from space. Captured by a #CopernicusEU #Sentinel2 on 27 Sept. Learn more: https://t.co/X08lxpIhbH
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🌍 Climate solutions from space at DG CLIMA's Climate action that works for you event! We showcased how #CopernicusEU & #EUSpace free data power action with: ✅ Browser & Data Ecosystem ✅ Climate Change Service ✅ Marine Service ✅ Emergency Management 🔗 https://t.co/F7AMfEz5nn
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🌊🌍 The 9th @CMEMS_EU Ocean State Report highlights that every part of the ocean is affected by climate change, biodiversity loss & pollution Discover key findings in the latest Observer: 🔗 https://t.co/pX4EEIRCG8
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Over 220 actions were launched – from 🌱 environmental monitoring & 💧 water management to 🚨 disaster response & 📚 education. FPCUP built strong networks, new applications & vibrant user communities across Europe.
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🌍 On 1 Oct 2025, @defis_eu & @DLR_en marked the conclusion of a 7-year Earth observation partnership under the Caroline Herschel FPA (FPCUP). Since 2018, it united 50 partners from 23 countries to boost the uptake of #CopernicusEU data & services.
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🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia’s most populous city, sits on a spectacular natural harbour 🌊 Famous for the Opera House, Harbour Bridge & iconic beaches like Bondi, it blends urban life with natural beauty. 📸 Captured by a #Sentinel2 on 21 Sept 2025 #CopernicusEU #ImageOfTheDay
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🛰️ Join Aalborg University’s #SpaceConference2025 online, 20–21 Oct! Explore the future of #EUSpace from satellite comm to EO, satnav, and competitive space tech with experts, startups & students. Stay tuned! 🔗 Livestream (coming soon) & more: https://t.co/3t3BjbuvSM
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