{"id":369,"date":"2024-08-23T18:14:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T18:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/?page_id=369"},"modified":"2025-08-07T12:29:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T12:29:57","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/copernicus-in-iceland\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-constrained wp-block-query-is-layout-constrained\"><ul class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2861 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/10\/revisit-the-earth-explorer-12-user-consultation-meeting\/\" target=\"_self\" >Revisit the Earth Explorer 12 User Consultation Meeting<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/10\/revisit-the-earth-explorer-12-user-consultation-meeting\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Replay_icon_card_full-Ew5YYc.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Revisit the Earth Explorer 12 User Consultation Meeting\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Replay_icon_card_full-Ew5YYc.jpg 600w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Replay_icon_card_full-Ew5YYc-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Revisit the Earth Explorer 12 User Consultation Meeting Held on 7\u20138 July 2026 in Tallinn, Estonia <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/10\/revisit-the-earth-explorer-12-user-consultation-meeting\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-10T12:00:00+00:00\">July 10, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2863 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/10\/earth-from-space-great-bear-lake-canada\/\" target=\"_self\" >Earth from Space: Great Bear Lake, Canada<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/10\/earth-from-space-great-bear-lake-canada\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"363\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Earth_from_Space_Great_Bear_Lake_Canada_card_full-bL1D19.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Earth from Space: Great Bear Lake, Canada\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Earth_from_Space_Great_Bear_Lake_Canada_card_full-bL1D19.jpg 363w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Earth_from_Space_Great_Bear_Lake_Canada_card_full-bL1D19-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures Canada\u2019s Great Bear Lake in striking colours. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/10\/earth-from-space-great-bear-lake-canada\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-10T08:00:00+00:00\">July 10, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2859 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/satellites-in-tandem-reveal-30-years-of-antarctic-ice-flow\/\" target=\"_self\" >Satellites in tandem reveal 30 years of Antarctic ice flow<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/satellites-in-tandem-reveal-30-years-of-antarctic-ice-flow\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Interferograms_of_Scar_Inlet_Ice_Shelf_in_1995_compared_to_2026_card_full-w0Sb39.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Satellites in tandem reveal 30 years of Antarctic ice flow\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Interferograms_of_Scar_Inlet_Ice_Shelf_in_1995_compared_to_2026_card_full-w0Sb39.jpg 663w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Interferograms_of_Scar_Inlet_Ice_Shelf_in_1995_compared_to_2026_card_full-w0Sb39-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Thirty years after the European Space Agency first demonstrated the power of flying two satellites in very close formation, the concept was recently recreated. By temporarily positioning two Copernicus Sentinel-1 radar satellites to replicate the pioneering ERS-1\u2013ERS-2 \u2018tandem mission\u2019, ESA achieved one-day repeat radar imaging of the same Antarctic region. The results once again demonstrate&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/satellites-in-tandem-reveal-30-years-of-antarctic-ice-flow\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-09T15:10:00+00:00\">July 9, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2855 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/07\/hellenic-fire-system-achieves-first-light\/\" target=\"_self\" >Hellenic Fire System achieves first light<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/07\/hellenic-fire-system-achieves-first-light\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/First_light_from_the_Hellenic_Fire_System_card_full-sKAuvU.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hellenic Fire System achieves first light\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/First_light_from_the_Hellenic_Fire_System_card_full-sKAuvU.jpg 764w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/First_light_from_the_Hellenic_Fire_System_card_full-sKAuvU-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Hellenic Fire System has returned its first image, marking an important milestone in Greece&#8217;s future national space-based wildfire monitoring capability. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/07\/hellenic-fire-system-achieves-first-light\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-07T11:24:00+00:00\">July 7, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2857 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/07\/unpacking-europes-new-weather-imagers\/\" target=\"_self\" >Unpacking Europe\u2019s new weather imagers<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/07\/unpacking-europes-new-weather-imagers\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MTG-I2_is_unboxed_at_Europe_s_Spaceport_card_full-A2nbM8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Unpacking Europe\u2019s new weather imagers\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MTG-I2_is_unboxed_at_Europe_s_Spaceport_card_full-A2nbM8.jpg 750w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MTG-I2_is_unboxed_at_Europe_s_Spaceport_card_full-A2nbM8-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The second Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2) has begun its launch campaign, during which it will go through final inspections before being fitted inside the fairing of the Ariane 6 rocket that will launch it into space towards the end of the summer. So how will this 3800 kg satellite help improve weather forecasts&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/07\/unpacking-europes-new-weather-imagers\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-07T08:00:00+00:00\">July 7, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2852 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/03\/earth-from-space-grand-canyon-us\/\" target=\"_self\" >Earth from Space: Grand Canyon, US<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/03\/earth-from-space-grand-canyon-us\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Earth_from_Space_Grand_Canyon_US_card_full-hPZW4e.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Earth from Space: Grand Canyon, US\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Earth_from_Space_Grand_Canyon_US_card_full-hPZW4e.jpg 625w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Earth_from_Space_Grand_Canyon_US_card_full-hPZW4e-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Image: The Grand Canyon, a stunning natural feature in the landscape of Arizona, US, is featured in these two satellite views. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/03\/earth-from-space-grand-canyon-us\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-03T08:00:00+00:00\">July 3, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2846 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/watch-earth-explorer-12-user-consultation-meeting\/\" target=\"_self\" >Watch: Earth Explorer 12 User Consultation Meeting<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/watch-earth-explorer-12-user-consultation-meeting\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"786\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Advancing_Earth_science_card_full-ZMJjfj.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Watch: Earth Explorer 12 User Consultation Meeting\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Advancing_Earth_science_card_full-ZMJjfj.png 786w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Advancing_Earth_science_card_full-ZMJjfj-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Advancing_Earth_science_card_full-ZMJjfj-768x489.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">On 7\u20138 July 2026, leading Earth observation scientists and experts are gathering in Tallinn, Estonia, for the Earth Explorer 12 User Consultation Meeting \u2013 a key milestone in the selection of ESA&#8217;s next Earth Explorer mission. Watch live: Earth Explorer 12 User Consultation Meeting on ESA WebTV TWO <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/watch-earth-explorer-12-user-consultation-meeting\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-02T12:30:00+00:00\">July 2, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2854 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/call-for-interest-mtg-i2-launch-media-programme-at-europes-spaceport\/\" target=\"_self\" >Call for interest: MTG-I2 launch media programme at Europe\u2019s Spaceport<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/call-for-interest-mtg-i2-launch-media-programme-at-europes-spaceport\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DJI_0487-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Call for interest: MTG-I2 launch media programme at Europe\u2019s Spaceport\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DJI_0487-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DJI_0487-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DJI_0487-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DJI_0487-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DJI_0487-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DJI_0487-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Press Release N\u00b0 33\u20132026 Media representatives are invited to express their interest in attending the media programme for the launch of the\u202fMeteosat Third Generation\u202f(MTG) Imager weather satellite, MTG-I2, at Europe\u2019s Spaceport in French Guiana. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/call-for-interest-mtg-i2-launch-media-programme-at-europes-spaceport\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-02T10:15:00+00:00\">July 2, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2848 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/flex-and-sentinel-3c-bound-for-launch-site\/\" target=\"_self\" >FLEX and Sentinel-3C bound for launch site<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/flex-and-sentinel-3c-bound-for-launch-site\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FLEX_and_Sentinel-3C_bound_for_launch_site_card_full-6Pakyj.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"FLEX and Sentinel-3C bound for launch site\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FLEX_and_Sentinel-3C_bound_for_launch_site_card_full-6Pakyj.jpg 889w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FLEX_and_Sentinel-3C_bound_for_launch_site_card_full-6Pakyj-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FLEX_and_Sentinel-3C_bound_for_launch_site_card_full-6Pakyj-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Image: FLEX and Sentinel-3C bound for launch site <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/flex-and-sentinel-3c-bound-for-launch-site\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-02T08:41:00+00:00\">July 2, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2850 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/authorisation-paves-the-way-for-aeolus-2-wind-mission\/\" target=\"_self\" >Authorisation paves the way for Aeolus-2 wind mission<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/authorisation-paves-the-way-for-aeolus-2-wind-mission\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"707\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Aeolus-2_card_full-ryYURA.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Authorisation paves the way for Aeolus-2 wind mission\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Aeolus-2_card_full-ryYURA.jpg 707w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Aeolus-2_card_full-ryYURA-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Building on the remarkable success of the Earth Explorer Aeolus wind mission, the European Space Agency has given Airbus Defence and Space in the UK the authorisation to proceed to begin the development of Aeolus\u2019 successor, Aeolus-2 \u2013 which is set to be built to enhance 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