Earth Observation
SENTINEL-6A
OperationalEarth ObservationLEO
SENTINEL-6A is a EUMETSAT (European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites) earth observation satellite, launched on November 21, 2020 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- November 21, 2020 at 05:17 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Falcon 9 Block 5 →
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Mission
- Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (Sentinel-6A; Jason-CS)
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 1,344 km
- Periapsis
- 1,332 km
- Inclination
- 66.04°
- Orbital period
- 112.42 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- EUMETSAT (European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites)
- Manufacturer
- Airbus Defense and Space
- Users
- Government
- Launch mass
- 1,191.83 kg
- Design lifetime
- 5 years
- Detailed purpose
- Earth Science
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2020-086A
- NORAD catalog №
- 46984
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
- European Space Agency
- Status
- Operational
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