SpaceX Launches NASA’s Sentinel-6B Satellite From Vandenberg, Booster Landing Shakes Lompoc Homes
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SpaceX launches NASA’s Sentinel-6B satellite from Vandenberg, booster landing shakes Lompoc homes
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched NASA's Sentinel-6B ocean-monitoring satellite Sunday night from Vandenberg Space Force Base, with the booster's return to Earth sending a thunderous sonic boom through Lompoc neighborhoods approximately nine minutes after liftoff.
For decades, ocean behavior has been one of the main indicators of climate change. Not only because sea level increases progressively, but also because its local variations can have direct consequences on coastal cities, critical infrastructure and economic activities. To improve this understanding, NASA and its international partners have launched the Sentinel-6B satellite, a ground observation instrument designed to continue a long series of h…
SpaceX marks 500th launch of reused rocket with Sentinel-6B satellite
SpaceX has successfully launched the Sentinel-6B ocean-mapping satellite from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday, marking the company's 500th orbital mission using a previously flown Falcon 9 booster. Liftoff occurred at 12:21 a.m. ET, with the rocket's first stage returning safely to Vandenberg for a landing about nine minutes later. Sentinel-6B to monitor global sea levels The Sentinel-6B satellite, part of the EU's Copernicu…
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