US EditionFalcon 9 Rocket Launches NASA's Ocean-Observing Satellite Into Space
The 3,175-pound Sentinel-6B continues global sea-level rise tracking after nearly 10 cm increase in 25 years, supporting climate monitoring with cross-calibrated data from predecessor mission.
- On Nov. 17, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket topped with Sentinel-6B from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 9:21 p.m. PST.
- Developed by NASA with U.S. and European partners, Sentinel-6B continues the U.S.-European Copernicus mission and follows Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, launched Nov. 21, 2020.
- Weighing 3,175 pounds, Sentinel-6B heads to a science orbit 830 miles above Earth; Falcon 9 upper stage deploys it about 57 minutes after liftoff, while the first-stage booster on its third flight landed at Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg.
- NASA will map about 90% of Earth's ice-free oceans every 10 days, extending a continuous dataset to almost 40 years, and Sentinel-6B is expected to be operational in the next couple of days.
- With sea-level rise high on the global agenda, Sentinel-6B adds to a sea-level data record spanning over 30 years and will cross-calibrate with Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich in its first year, ESA officials wrote, noting oceans rose almost 10 cm in the past 25 years.
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Sentinel-6B satellite launches aboard Falcon 9 rocket
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Falcon 9 launches Sentinel-6B satellite to monitor global sea level
A Falcon 9 launched a joint U.S.-European satellite to monitor sea levels Nov. 17, extending a record of measurements that dates back more than three decades. The post Falcon 9 launches Sentinel-6B satellite to monitor global sea level appeared first on SpaceNews.
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SpaceX Rocket Launches U.S., European Ocean Monitor Satellite
Well before its Sunday night trek to orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base , a joint U.S.-European satellite to monitor the world’s oceans had already logged some significant travel miles. The Sentinel-6B satellite, packed inside the Falcon 9 rocket’s payload fairing, blasted off at 9:21 p.m. Sunday from Space Launch Complex-4 to cheers, screams and whistles from one viewing site in Vandenberg Village. About nine minutes after lifting off, the …
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