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The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (S6MF) or Sentinel-6A is a radar altimeter satellite developed in partnership between several European and American organizations. It is part of the Jason satellite series and is named after Michael Freilich.
The satellite, known as Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich and jointly developed by Europe and the United States, contains cutting-edge instruments able to capture sea surface height with unprecedented ...
Michael H. Freilich (January 14, 1954 – August 5, 2020) was an American oceanographer who served as director of the NASA Earth Science division from 2006–2019. [ 1 ] In January 2020, NASA announced that the Sentinel-6A Oceanography mission was being renamed the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich in his honor. [ 2 ]
Jason-CS A (Jason Continuity of Service-A), formerly Sentinel-6A, now called Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (2020-) Jason-CS B (Jason Continuity of Service-B), Sentinel-6B, planned for launch in 2025; Spaceflight portal; Oceans portal
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Sentinel-6 satellite blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 9:17 a.m. and arced southward over the Pacific Ocean. (Source: NASA) SpaceX Launches ...
Jason-3 was launched on January 16, 2016 by a Falcon-9 SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg, as well as Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, launched on November 21, 2020. The long-term objectives of the Jason satellite series are to provide global descriptions of the seasonal and yearly changes of the circulation and heat storage in the ocean. [12]
Pages in category "Jason satellite series" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich This page was last ...
Jason-3 is a satellite altimeter created by a partnership of the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) and National Aeronautic and Space Administration (), and is an international cooperative mission in which National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is partnering with the Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES, French space agency).