Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 100 | Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich began a U.S.-European mission to extend the continuous satellite record of global sea-surface height. Its radar altimeter and supporting instruments also measure atmospheric temperature and humidity for climate and weather research.
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- Sentinel-6 Michael FreilichSentinel-6AJason-CS AFalcon 9 F100Falcon 9 Flight 100
- Name
- Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 100 | Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich began a U.S.-European mission to extend the continuous satellite record of global sea-surface height. Its radar altimeter and supporting instruments also measure atmospheric temperature and humidity for climate and weather research.
- End Date
- 2020-11-21
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully deployed Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich into its 66-degree-inclination science orbit; booster B1063 returned to Vandenberg
- Program
- Sentinel-6/Jason-CS ocean altimetry
- Start Date
- 2020-11-21
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- Creation Time
- July 19, 2026 at 12:57:55 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 12:57:55 UTC
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