The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich mission is an international partnership and the first launch of a constellation of two satellites that will observe changes in Earth’s sea levels for at least the next decade. Launching atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is targeted to lift off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Nov. 10, 2020. The Launch Services Program at Kennedy Space Center in Florida is responsible for launch management.
Photographer USAF 30th SW/Joshua Duffy
Album Sentinel-6_Michael_Freilich
Location SpaceX PPF, SLC-4, VAFB
Date September 24, 2020
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