Named after NASA Earth Science Division Director Michael Freilich, the U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite has been successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. After two minute, the main Falcon 9 engine cut off, and shortly after, the rocket’s first and second stages separated, followed by second-stage engine start. The first cutoff of the second stage engine started eight minutes after liftoff and fired second time 45 minutes later, at which point the launch vehicle and the spacecraft will be in a temporary “parking” orbit. Read more for two videos and additional information.
Several minutes later, the launch vehicle and the spacecraft separated. The satellite then began solar panel deployment about one hour and seven minutes post-launch and is expected to make first contact about 25 minutes after that. This satellite will be followed in 2025 by its twin, Sentinel-6B. Together, the duo will record global sea surface height measurements as well as provide atmospheric data that will improve weather forecasts, climate models, and hurricane tracking.
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