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European Commission (EC)Sentinel-6
11/21/2020
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on 2020-11-21 at 9:17 a.m. PST (12:17 p.m. EST).
A Falcon 9 launch of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean science satellite on 2020-11-21 was the first orbital launch from Vandenberg since a Falcon 9 launched the Radarsat Constellation Mission for Canada in 2019-06-01.
The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich launch is managed by NASA’s Launch Services Program based at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Six additional months will be necessary to validate and release the highest-accuracy sea level products from Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich used for climate monitoring.
Marine weather forecasts are produced using data from ocean-based instruments and five satellites, including Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich.
A public notice for the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich launch announced a scheduled SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from VAFB at 9:17 a.m.
Sentinel-6B is the second of two identical satellites in the Copernicus Sentinel-6/Jason-CS mission, with its twin Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich having launched in November 2020.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, Iridium OneWeb, and eight Starlink missions.
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will launch in November on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
NASA rescheduled the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich launch from 2020-11-10 to 2020-11-21 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite on 2020-11-21.
The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite was slated to launch 2020-11-10 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9.
Tim Dunn of NASA’s Launch Services Program participated in an 2020-10-16 briefing about the scheduled 2020-11-10 launch of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean science satellite, which will use a Falcon 9.
NASA did not expect the engine issue from the 2020-10-02 abort to delay the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich launch and identified a path forward to maintain the 2020-11-10 launch date as of 2020-10-16.
The Falcon 9 first stage booster used on the 2022-05-13 Vandenberg launch previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, and two Starlink missions.
The Falcon 9 first stage that supported Transporter-7 previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, and seven Starlink missions.
The Falcon 9 booster used on the 2023-05-20 launch was flying its 11th mission after previously supporting Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, and seven Starlink missions.
The first stage booster supporting the 2023-11-20 mission previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, Iridium OneWeb, SDA-0B, and multiple prior Starlink missions.
The first stage booster supporting the 2024-03-10 Falcon 9 mission previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, Iridium OneWeb, SDA-0B, and multiple prior Starlink missions.
The Falcon 9 first stage that flew the 2024-07-11 mission previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, Iridium OneWeb, SDA-0B, and 13 Starlink missions.