One step closer to the #Moon !🌑
#TeamAirbus can tick an important task off their list, the #ESM -3 now has its main engine ✅

The Orbital Manoeuvring System Engine (OMSE) - repurposed engine from the iconic Shuttle programme, which was successfully installed and extensively…

Before vs after: solar edition☀️
Take a look at how the Sun changed in just 2.5 years 🕶️
Our Sun goes through a cycle of activity that lasts around 11 years. As it approaches the solar maximum - expected to occur in 2025 - we are seeing a striking increase in solar activity…

👀Explore key destinations from our beautiful but fragile planet!🌍

This May, explore the Florida Keys over Key West, or catch a glimpse of Taipei 101 tower with our state-of-the-art Pléiades Neo imagery🛰️

📸Captured by Vision1 and Pléiades Neo HD15

📲Get your free…

Ever wondered how a satellite is tested before its launch?🛰️

👉Here's everything you need to know about readying a satellite for space - with #EarthCARE 's Airbus project manager Max Sauer 🎬

Airbus expands its Earth observation constellation with Pléiades Neo Next!
Building on the success of our existing Pléiades Neo constellation, Airbus has launched the Pléiades Neo Next programme to further enhance its satellite imagery services.
Read more: airbus.com/en/newsroom/pr…

Optical 🆚 radar? 🤔

In a nutshell, optical satellites provide Earth views that are just like a photo, with natural colours☀️
But radar satellites provide black and white views in 2D, 3D and even 4D, that are sometimes coloured to make them easier to understand, as we see in…

Making the signal bounce! 📡

Did you know that telecom satellite reflectors can measure up to several metres in diameter? 🛰️
Telecom satellite antennas have two components: the source and the reflector, like you see in this picture. These giant reflectors - round and flat -…

No, this breathtaking view of Jupiter wasn't taken by an astronomical satellite or an Earth-based telescope, but by our satellite #PléiadesNeo !🛰️

The Pléiades Neo satellites are usually exclusively focused on Earth, capturing every inch of our planet in great detail. But this…

The sky is not our limit!🌌
Swipe to hop on a plane at Daxing International Airport in Beijing, check this military airport in North Africa and land on the impressive Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris✈️
📢AvGeeks: what's your favorite airport?

📸Captured by our Pléiades…

First polarised images of Earth from climate satellite PACE!🛰️🕶️
Since its launch earlier this year, NASA 's climate satellite PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud and ocean Ecosystem) and the aerosol measurement and tracking instrument SPEXone, shows the world seen from behind…

🛰️Happy 1 year anniversary, JUICE!🎉
Since its launch in 2023, the Airbus-built European Space Agency spacecraft has travelled more than 951 million kilometers, getting closer everyday to Jupiter's three largest icy moons, in search of the possibility of life beyond Earth!

Today our Pléiades satellite 🛰️ decided to take a closer look at America! 🦅🇺🇸

Can you guess where each of these three destinations is?
City 1 hint: the third largest city in the U.S.🏙️
City 2 hint: this city never sleeps!🚕
City 3 hint: the nation’s capital🧑🏻‍💻…

Clouds have a strong influence on the climate⛅
Currently, we do not have precise data on their behaviour and composition - that is why the European Space Agency and JAXA(Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) EarthCARE satellite will shed light on these vital insights for climate research.
How❓ Thanks to its four…