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Sentinel-3C and FLEX left Thales Alenia Space’s clean rooms in Cannes during the night. The two satellites were then transported to the port of Nice, before heading to French Guiana to prepare for a launch scheduled in September! Copernicus is the world’s most ambitious Earth observation program fully dedicated to environmental monitoring, managed by the European Commission and co-funded by the European Union and European Space Agency - ESA. Over the past 10 years, the Sentinel-3 satellites, developed by Thales Alenia Space, have been monitoring oceans and land surface areas as part of Copernicus. Initiated by ESA, the FLEX program (FLuorescence EXplorer) aims to measure plant fluorescence from space, covering vast territories to gain new insights into plant health and productivity on a global scale. FLEX satellite will be launched at the same time and in tandem with the Sentinel-3C spacecraft. The synergies between FLEX and the Sentinel-3 mission constitute a giant leap forward for global monitoring of vegetation, combining FLEX’s high spectral resolution with Sentinel-3’s revisit cycle to better interpret the plant fluorescence signal and its associated variables. A new step towards delivering vital Earth observation data for environmental monitoring and the protection of our planet. 🌍 #EarthObservation #spaceforlife European Space Agency - ESA European Commission EUMETSAT ARIANESPACE Thales Leonardo Giampiero Di Paolo Bertrand Denis YVAN BAILLION Philippe Pelouas Thierry Dumont Huiban Thierry