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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.
Sentinel-6 is intended to provide continuity in high precision altimetry sea level measurements following the Jason-3 satellite. [34] Sentinel-6A, was launched in November 2020 by a SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle from Vandenberg SLC-4E. [35] Sentinel-6B, is scheduled for launch in November 2025 by a SpaceX Falcon 9. [36]
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
Constellation of three, each satellite carries MSI sensor for high spatial resolution imaging. Part of the Copernicus Programme. Sentinel-3A and B Active ESA: 2016 Constellation of two, each satellite carries sensors OLCI and SLSTR. Slightly coarser spatial resolution and more spectral bands than Sentinel-2. Part of the Copernicus Programme ...
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 ...
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]
The satellite was named in honour of Michael Freilich (oceanographer), an oceanographer and former director of NASA's Earth Science Division. Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich succeeded Jason-3 as the reference mission for satellite ocean altimetry in April 2022. The launch of Sentinel-6B is foreseen for late-2025, also on a SpaceX Falcon-9.
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).