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…
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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…