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    Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ‘Go’ to Proceed Toward Nov. 21 Launch

    The Sentinel-6 satellite in the SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairing.

    The Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for the U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean-monitoring satellite has concluded, and teams are proceeding toward a planned liftoff aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 9:17 a.m. PST (12:17 p.m. EST) on Saturday, Nov. 21, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. This mission is an international collaboration between NASA and several partners. It is the first of …

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    Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch Update

    Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich team members from European Space Agency pose with the spacecraft during processing. Launch is scheduled for Nov. 11, 2020 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. NASA's Launch Services Program based at Kennedy Space Center is responsible for launch management.

    Editor's Note: Updated on Nov. 4, 2020, to show a launch time of 12:17 p.m. EST (9:17 a.m. PST). NASA and SpaceX now are targeting Saturday, Nov. 21, at 12:17 p.m. EST (9:17 a.m. PST) for the launch of the U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean-monitoring satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex …

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    Sentinel-6 Satellite Arrives at Vandenberg for Preflight Checkout

    A shipping container containing the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is transported on a truck to the SpaceX payload processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base after arriving in California on Sept. 24, 2020.

    The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, secured inside a shipping container, arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Thursday, Sept. 24, aboard an Antonov cargo aircraft. It was offloaded from the aircraft and moved to the SpaceX Payload Processing Facility for checkout and preflight processing. The mission is an international partnership and the first …

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    NASA Prepares for Upcoming Launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite

    Illustration of the Sentinel-6/Michael Freilich satellite in orbit.

    NASA is preparing for the launch of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, an international partnership that is the first launch of a constellation of two identical satellites launched sequentially. Together, they will continue observations of sea level change for at least the next decade. The mission is targeted for launch Nov. 10 at 2:31 p.m. …

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