The Sentinel-6B spacecraft recently made a crucial transition in its prelaunch journey when technicians transferred the spacecraft from the NASA hangar to the Astrotech Space Operations payload processing facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on Sept. 24. After the move, technicians removed the satellite from its transport container and began processing activities. At […]
The Sentinel-6B satellite will soon start final preparation to ready it for launch later this year. After a trans-Atlantic journey on a cargo ship and a truck ride from Texas to California, the international sea level satellite Sentinel-6B arrived at a NASA facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California Aug.18. Teams from the main […]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, launched at 9:17 a.m. PST (12:17 p.m. EST) on Nov. 21, 2020, from Space Launch Complex-4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in California. Following launch, the SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage separated and returned to Earth for a vertical landing at VAFB. After …
Loud cheering can be heard from the launch control room as the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich solar arrays deploy, a signal is acquired and the satellite operates independently in low-Earth orbit.
The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite has separated from the Falcon 9 second stage. The satellite's S-Band transmitter will be switched on and its attitude control system will be activated.
The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is in a coast phase until the second stage restarts to put the satellite in the proper trajectory. After the second stage burn, the satellite will separate and fly on its own.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage returns to Earth and lands vertical at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Nov. 21, 2020.
A series of events occur after launch. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket's first stage main engine will cut off, followed by separation from the second stage. The second stage will ignite, followed by payload fairing jettison from the Sentinel-6 satellite. The second stage will cut off and then restart to put the satellite in the …
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite lifts off from Space Launch Complex-4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California today, Nov. 21. Launch time was at 9:17 a.m. PST (12:17 p.m. EST).
