Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sentinel-6B

Launch information

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Mission description

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.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sentinel-6B’.

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TBD

Status: To Be Determined

Class: normal

Launch T0: Nov. 30, 2025, midnight

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Sentinel-6B (LEO)

Launcher

SpaceX

Rocket

Falcon 9

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 4E

Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Tracking of on-board satellites will be available after the rocket launch date (Nov. 30, 2025).

Launch statistics

Launch statistics will be available after the rocket launch date (Nov. 30, 2025).

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