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NASA’s Sentinel-6B Spacecraft, Rocket Vertical on Pad Ahead of Launch

Image shows sunny skies with a rocket with a NASA spacecraft atop standing vertical at the pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025
The SpaceX rocket carrying the Sentinel-6B satellite stands vertical on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025.
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The SpaceX rocket carrying the international Sentinel-6B satellite stands vertical on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 12:21 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 17 (9:21 p.m. PST Sunday, Nov. 16).

Weather officials with the U.S. Space Force’s Space Launch Delta 30 predict a 60% chance of favorable weather conditions for launch.

If needed, an additional opportunity to launch Sentinel-6B is as follows:

  • 12:08 a.m. EST Tuesday, Nov. 18 (9:08 p.m. PST Monday, Nov. 17)

NASA will provide live launch coverage beginning at 11:30 p.m. EST (8:30 p.m. PST) on NASA+, Amazon Prime, the agency’s website, and more.

NASA’s Launch Services Program at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is managing the Sentinel-6B launch, which is the program’s 108th complete end-to-end mission.

For more information about Sentinel-6B, visit:

https://science.nasa.gov/mission/sentinel-6b/