Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (Sentinel-6A; Jason-CS)

Launched the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean-altimetry satellite, a joint NASA, ESA, NOAA, EUMETSAT and CNES mission continuing the Jason series of sea-level monitoring; the booster landed back at Vandenberg's SLC-4.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

1.2 T

Flight

42nd

of 638 Falcon 9 Block 5 flights

Date and time

21 November 2020, 17:17 UTC

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

Builder

SpaceX

Launch site

Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Payload

Earth Science

International designator

2020-086

Launches in 2020

95th of 114

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