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Sentinel-6B

Falcon 9 Block 5

SUCCESS
Success

Monday, November 17, 2025 · 05:21 UTC

Mission

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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.

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

90%

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

Variant: Block 5

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.632° N, 120.611° W

230

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844

Location Launches

601

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271

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