Sentinel-6B Mission

Mission patch Sentinel 6B

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

17 Nov, 5:21am

Pad

Space Launch Complex 4E

Launch Service Provider

Booster

B1097

3rd flight (44d since last use)

Landing

Return to Launch Site (Landing Zone 4)

Success

Mission

Sentinel-6B

Mission Type

Earth Science

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (launched November 2020) and Sentinel-6B make up the Sentinel-6 mission, also known as Jason Continuity of Service (Jason-CS), which is a partnership between NASA, NOAA, ESA, and EUMETSAT. This mission continues the long-term global sea surface height data record begun by first Jason satellites in 1992.

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Sentinel-6B Launch

Last Update: Launch successful

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