El Niño’s Evolution: Cutting-Edge Observations From Sentinel-6
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich monitors Pacific Ocean sea surface heights to gauge El Niño impacts. While 2023’s event seems less intense than 1997 and 2015, it…
Jason-CS/Sentinel-6 Mission News
The Jason-CS/Sentinel-6 mission, also known as Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, is a collaborative international project involving NASA, NOAA, ESA, and EUMETSAT aimed at monitoring global sea levels. Launched on November 21, 2020, the mission is designed to extend the data record of sea surface height measurements that are vital for climate research, improving weather forecasts, and monitoring ocean circulation. Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, the first of two identical satellites, carries on the legacy of the TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason series of sea level missions. It features advanced radar altimetry technology to provide more precise and reliable data on the height of the ocean surface, thus playing a critical role in understanding and tracking sea level rise and its impact on coastal communities around the world. The mission is named in honor of Michael Freilich, a former director of NASA’s Earth Science Division, who was instrumental in advancing Earth science from space.
Rising Suspicion: Satellite Sentinel-6 Detects Elusive El Niño in the Making
Kelvin waves, a potential precursor of El Niño conditions in the ocean, are rolling across the equatorial Pacific toward the coast of South America. Sentinel-6…
Sentinel-6: International Sea Level Satellite Takes Over
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, the newest addition to a long line of ocean-monitoring satellites, becomes the reference satellite for sea level measurements. On March 22, the…
Sentinel-6 Mission Returning Most Precise Data Ever on Sea Level
Sea-level rise is one of the most immediate consequences of climate change, as highlighted recently through urgent pleas from leaders of island nations at the…
Advanced New Ocean-Observing Satellite Starts Providing Science Data
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, the latest spacecraft to monitor sea surface height, releases its first science measurements to users. After six months of check-out and calibration…
Major Ocean-Observing Satellite – Copernicus Sentinel-6 – Goes Live!
Following liftoff last November and more than six months spent carefully calibrating the most advanced mission dedicated to measuring sea-level rise, Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich…
“Delivering Incredible Data” – First Results From Copernicus Sentinel-6 Satellite Surpass Expectations
Launched less than three weeks ago, the Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite has not only returned its first data, but results also show that it…
Follow Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich in Real Time As It Orbits Earth, Gathering Critical Measurements
With NASA’s Eyes on the Earth web-based app, you can tag along with the U.S.-European satellite as it orbits the globe, gathering critical measurements of…
Sea Level Watcher Takes Flight – SpaceX Launch Caught by Earth Monitoring Satellite
A joint U.S.-European satellite, built to monitor global sea levels, lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base just after…
SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Satellite to Monitor the World’s Oceans
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, the world’s latest sea level satellite, is in orbit and ready to begin taking critical ocean measurements for the next five-and-a-half years….
Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Poised for Liftoff
With liftoff set for today at 17:17 GMT (18:17 CET, 09:17 PST), the Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is poised for liftoff – atop a…
Watch Live: Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch
Watch the launch of the Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean-monitoring satellite on ESA Web TV on Saturday, November 21 from 17:45 CET (08:45 PST). Also…
Sentinel-6 Satellite Ready for Launch on SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket
The newest satellite to monitor global sea level is ready for its journey into space. Here’s what to expect. Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, the latest in…
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Is Ready to Head Into Space
The newest addition to a long line of ocean-monitoring satellites is ready to head into space. With a little over two weeks to go until…
U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Sea Level Satellite Gears Up for Launch
The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft will soon be heading into orbit to monitor the height of the ocean for nearly the entire globe. Preparations are…
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Is Set for Launch in Weeks – 5 Things to Know
Set for launch in November, the Earth-observing satellite will closely monitor sea level and provide atmospheric data to support weather forecasting and climate models. On…
Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich: Preparing for Launch on SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket
A European satellite built to carry out precise measurements of sea level changes has arrived in California in preparation for launch. The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich…
New Sentinel-6 Sea Level Satellite Arrives at California Launch Site
The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft will launch from the U.S. West Coast aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in November. The world’s latest ocean-monitoring satellite…