We have LIFTOFF!
Copernicus #Sentinel6B has launched from Vandenberg in California aboard Falcon 9. 🚀
Soon it will be joining its twin in orbit to ensure continuous, more frequent observations of our oceans.
Next milestones: separation and signal acquisition...
Copernicus #Sentinel6B has launched from Vandenberg in California aboard Falcon 9. 🚀
Soon it will be joining its twin in orbit to ensure continuous, more frequent observations of our oceans.
Next milestones: separation and signal acquisition...
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 AM
We have LIFTOFF!
Copernicus #Sentinel6B has launched from Vandenberg in California aboard Falcon 9. 🚀
Soon it will be joining its twin in orbit to ensure continuous, more frequent observations of our oceans.
Next milestones: separation and signal acquisition...
Copernicus #Sentinel6B has launched from Vandenberg in California aboard Falcon 9. 🚀
Soon it will be joining its twin in orbit to ensure continuous, more frequent observations of our oceans.
Next milestones: separation and signal acquisition...
🌊🚀 Sentinel-6B est en orbite !
Ce nouveau satellite prolonge plus de 30 ans de suivi du niveau des mers et apporte des mesures essentielles pour comprendre l’évolution du climat.
@eumetsat.int #sentinel6b
Ce nouveau satellite prolonge plus de 30 ans de suivi du niveau des mers et apporte des mesures essentielles pour comprendre l’évolution du climat.
@eumetsat.int #sentinel6b
Le satellite Copernicus Sentinel-6B est en orbite – les opérations de mise à poste et de recette en vol vont débuter. Félicitations à toutes les équipes impliquées dans ce lancement !
Communiqué (🇫🇷) 👉 www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...
Communiqué (🇫🇷) 👉 www.esa.int/Newsroom/Pre...
Mission confirmed ✅
#CopernicusEU Sentinel-6B is now in orbit and ready to begin its Launch & Early Operations phase with @operations.esa.int. The satellite is ready to continue a decades-long mission to track the height of the planet’s seas – a key measure of climate change.
#CopernicusEU Sentinel-6B is now in orbit and ready to begin its Launch & Early Operations phase with @operations.esa.int. The satellite is ready to continue a decades-long mission to track the height of the planet’s seas – a key measure of climate change.
November 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
🌊🚀 Sentinel-6B est en orbite !
Ce nouveau satellite prolonge plus de 30 ans de suivi du niveau des mers et apporte des mesures essentielles pour comprendre l’évolution du climat.
@eumetsat.int #sentinel6b
Ce nouveau satellite prolonge plus de 30 ans de suivi du niveau des mers et apporte des mesures essentielles pour comprendre l’évolution du climat.
@eumetsat.int #sentinel6b
We have officially taken control of #Sentinel6B! 🕹️
Now on the way to its nominal orbit, it will soon fly in tandem with Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich to ensure precise cross-calibration before becoming the world’s new reference mission for ocean altimetry. 🌊
Read more about it here: bit.ly/4oPmrHB
Now on the way to its nominal orbit, it will soon fly in tandem with Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich to ensure precise cross-calibration before becoming the world’s new reference mission for ocean altimetry. 🌊
Read more about it here: bit.ly/4oPmrHB
November 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
We have officially taken control of #Sentinel6B! 🕹️
Now on the way to its nominal orbit, it will soon fly in tandem with Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich to ensure precise cross-calibration before becoming the world’s new reference mission for ocean altimetry. 🌊
Read more about it here: bit.ly/4oPmrHB
Now on the way to its nominal orbit, it will soon fly in tandem with Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich to ensure precise cross-calibration before becoming the world’s new reference mission for ocean altimetry. 🌊
Read more about it here: bit.ly/4oPmrHB
A thermal signature of the launch of @eumetsat.int #Sentinel6B (from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California) was seen in many of the 16 ABI spectral bands of @noaa.gov #GOES18/#GOESWest.
November 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
A thermal signature of the launch of @eumetsat.int #Sentinel6B (from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California) was seen in many of the 16 ABI spectral bands of @noaa.gov #GOES18/#GOESWest.
It’s almost time to launch Copernicus #Sentinel6B! 🚀
Teams in Vandenberg are making final preparations for liftoff at 21:21 local time (17 Nov 06:21 CET, 05:21 UTC) 🛰️
Night owls/early birds - follow here for updates from the launch site & EUMETSAT HQ, & watch the excitement live at: bit.ly/47XwPWe
Teams in Vandenberg are making final preparations for liftoff at 21:21 local time (17 Nov 06:21 CET, 05:21 UTC) 🛰️
Night owls/early birds - follow here for updates from the launch site & EUMETSAT HQ, & watch the excitement live at: bit.ly/47XwPWe
November 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
It’s almost time to launch Copernicus #Sentinel6B! 🚀
Teams in Vandenberg are making final preparations for liftoff at 21:21 local time (17 Nov 06:21 CET, 05:21 UTC) 🛰️
Night owls/early birds - follow here for updates from the launch site & EUMETSAT HQ, & watch the excitement live at: bit.ly/47XwPWe
Teams in Vandenberg are making final preparations for liftoff at 21:21 local time (17 Nov 06:21 CET, 05:21 UTC) 🛰️
Night owls/early birds - follow here for updates from the launch site & EUMETSAT HQ, & watch the excitement live at: bit.ly/47XwPWe
November 19, 2025 at 4:32 AM
📢 lundi matin de lancement
🚀 #Falcon9 - 3e vol du premier étage
🛰 satellite #Sentinel6B pour l'observation de la Terre
⏰ 5h21 UTC
🌎 Vandenberg, Californie
📷 NASA/ESA
📺 www.youtube.com/live...
🚀 #Falcon9 - 3e vol du premier étage
🛰 satellite #Sentinel6B pour l'observation de la Terre
⏰ 5h21 UTC
🌎 Vandenberg, Californie
📷 NASA/ESA
📺 www.youtube.com/live...
November 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
📢 lundi matin de lancement
🚀 #Falcon9 - 3e vol du premier étage
🛰 satellite #Sentinel6B pour l'observation de la Terre
⏰ 5h21 UTC
🌎 Vandenberg, Californie
📷 NASA/ESA
📺 www.youtube.com/live...
🚀 #Falcon9 - 3e vol du premier étage
🛰 satellite #Sentinel6B pour l'observation de la Terre
⏰ 5h21 UTC
🌎 Vandenberg, Californie
📷 NASA/ESA
📺 www.youtube.com/live...
Separation confirmed! 🛰️
Copernicus #Sentinel6B has successfully separated from the Falcon 9 rocket. Teams at EUMETSAT, ESA, and NASA are tracking the satellite and awaiting first contact confirmation.
We are one step closer to extending the world’s most precise sea-level record.
Copernicus #Sentinel6B has successfully separated from the Falcon 9 rocket. Teams at EUMETSAT, ESA, and NASA are tracking the satellite and awaiting first contact confirmation.
We are one step closer to extending the world’s most precise sea-level record.
November 17, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Separation confirmed! 🛰️
Copernicus #Sentinel6B has successfully separated from the Falcon 9 rocket. Teams at EUMETSAT, ESA, and NASA are tracking the satellite and awaiting first contact confirmation.
We are one step closer to extending the world’s most precise sea-level record.
Copernicus #Sentinel6B has successfully separated from the Falcon 9 rocket. Teams at EUMETSAT, ESA, and NASA are tracking the satellite and awaiting first contact confirmation.
We are one step closer to extending the world’s most precise sea-level record.
Since 2020, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich has been the reference mission for high-precision ocean altimetry.
With the launch of #Sentinel6B, this vital record will continue into the next decade, extending a legacy that began with TOPEX/Poseidon in 1992.
Learn more at our launch hub: bit.ly/3M5yVfp
With the launch of #Sentinel6B, this vital record will continue into the next decade, extending a legacy that began with TOPEX/Poseidon in 1992.
Learn more at our launch hub: bit.ly/3M5yVfp
November 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Since 2020, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich has been the reference mission for high-precision ocean altimetry.
With the launch of #Sentinel6B, this vital record will continue into the next decade, extending a legacy that began with TOPEX/Poseidon in 1992.
Learn more at our launch hub: bit.ly/3M5yVfp
With the launch of #Sentinel6B, this vital record will continue into the next decade, extending a legacy that began with TOPEX/Poseidon in 1992.
Learn more at our launch hub: bit.ly/3M5yVfp
Développé par l’ @esa.int, @eumetsat.int et la #NASA avec le soutien du #CNES, il devient un acteur clé de la surveillance des océans depuis l’espace.
👉 En savoir plus : cnes.fr/actualites/s...
#Sentinel6b ©NASA @fr.esa.int
👉 En savoir plus : cnes.fr/actualites/s...
#Sentinel6b ©NASA @fr.esa.int
November 17, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Développé par l’ @esa.int, @eumetsat.int et la #NASA avec le soutien du #CNES, il devient un acteur clé de la surveillance des océans depuis l’espace.
👉 En savoir plus : cnes.fr/actualites/s...
#Sentinel6b ©NASA @fr.esa.int
👉 En savoir plus : cnes.fr/actualites/s...
#Sentinel6b ©NASA @fr.esa.int
Quelques semaines après son lancement, le🛰️ européen #Sentinel6B a déjà livré ses premières données 🌍
Elles révèlent les variations du niveau de la mer dans l’Atlantique Nord et permettent d’observer le Gulf Stream avec une précision inédite.
🔴 niveau plus élevé que la moyenne
🔵 niveau plus bas
Elles révèlent les variations du niveau de la mer dans l’Atlantique Nord et permettent d’observer le Gulf Stream avec une précision inédite.
🔴 niveau plus élevé que la moyenne
🔵 niveau plus bas
🌊🛰️ Just weeks after its launch, #CopernicusEU Sentinel‑6B has reached orbit and delivered its first data, revealing sea‑level variations and showing the Gulf Stream current in detail.
🔗 www.esa.int/Applications...
@eumetsat.int @noaa.gov @cnes.fr
🔗 www.esa.int/Applications...
@eumetsat.int @noaa.gov @cnes.fr
December 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Quelques semaines après son lancement, le🛰️ européen #Sentinel6B a déjà livré ses premières données 🌍
Elles révèlent les variations du niveau de la mer dans l’Atlantique Nord et permettent d’observer le Gulf Stream avec une précision inédite.
🔴 niveau plus élevé que la moyenne
🔵 niveau plus bas
Elles révèlent les variations du niveau de la mer dans l’Atlantique Nord et permettent d’observer le Gulf Stream avec une précision inédite.
🔴 niveau plus élevé que la moyenne
🔵 niveau plus bas
For over 30 years, Europe and the US have worked side by side on ocean altimetry. 🌊
Copernicus #Sentinel6B continues this partnership between EUMETSAT, @esa.int, @nasajpl.bsky.social, NOAA, and the @ec.europa.eu - extending the world’s sea-level record that began with TOPEX/Poseidon. 🌍🤝
Copernicus #Sentinel6B continues this partnership between EUMETSAT, @esa.int, @nasajpl.bsky.social, NOAA, and the @ec.europa.eu - extending the world’s sea-level record that began with TOPEX/Poseidon. 🌍🤝
November 17, 2025 at 4:41 AM
For over 30 years, Europe and the US have worked side by side on ocean altimetry. 🌊
Copernicus #Sentinel6B continues this partnership between EUMETSAT, @esa.int, @nasajpl.bsky.social, NOAA, and the @ec.europa.eu - extending the world’s sea-level record that began with TOPEX/Poseidon. 🌍🤝
Copernicus #Sentinel6B continues this partnership between EUMETSAT, @esa.int, @nasajpl.bsky.social, NOAA, and the @ec.europa.eu - extending the world’s sea-level record that began with TOPEX/Poseidon. 🌍🤝
Il se prépare au décollage. #Sentinel6B va bientôt sonder les océans terrestres. Histoire complète à lire dans #Lachroniquespatiale @esa.int @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @airbus.com @thalesaleniaspace.bsky.social @gifas.fr @eumetsat.int @cnes.fr
Sentinel 6B va bientôt sonder les océans terrestres
Deux semaines après Sentinel 1D lancé par Ariane 6 VA 265, c’est un autre satellite du programme Copernicus qui se…
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November 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Il se prépare au décollage. #Sentinel6B va bientôt sonder les océans terrestres. Histoire complète à lire dans #Lachroniquespatiale @esa.int @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @airbus.com @thalesaleniaspace.bsky.social @gifas.fr @eumetsat.int @cnes.fr
#Sentinel6B setzt die weltweit genaueste Messreihe zum Anstieg des Meeresspiegels nun nahtlos fort - angesichts von ca 900 Mio Menschen, die in tief liegenden Gegenden leben, wichtiger denn je. Beyond Gravity Austria hat erneut die Thermalisolation & den Navigationsempfänger der Sonde beigesteuert.
November 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
#Sentinel6B setzt die weltweit genaueste Messreihe zum Anstieg des Meeresspiegels nun nahtlos fort - angesichts von ca 900 Mio Menschen, die in tief liegenden Gegenden leben, wichtiger denn je. Beyond Gravity Austria hat erneut die Thermalisolation & den Navigationsempfänger der Sonde beigesteuert.
🚀 Succès pour #Falcon9 ce lundi avec la mise en orbite du satellite #Sentinel6B, une mission conjointe ESA/Copernicus/Eumetsat/NASA/NOAA pour la mesure du niveau des océans et l'amélioration des prévisions des courants océaniques.
C'était aussi la 500e réutilisation d'un booster
C'était aussi la 500e réutilisation d'un booster
November 17, 2025 at 7:05 AM
🚀 Succès pour #Falcon9 ce lundi avec la mise en orbite du satellite #Sentinel6B, une mission conjointe ESA/Copernicus/Eumetsat/NASA/NOAA pour la mesure du niveau des océans et l'amélioration des prévisions des courants océaniques.
C'était aussi la 500e réutilisation d'un booster
C'était aussi la 500e réutilisation d'un booster
Launch of SpaceX #Falcon9 Block 5 rocket with #Sentinel6B ocean observation satellite & 1st stage RTLS landing imminent. Watch live!
Sentinel-6B Launch
YouTube video by NASA
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Launch of SpaceX #Falcon9 Block 5 rocket with #Sentinel6B ocean observation satellite & 1st stage RTLS landing imminent. Watch live!
Congratulations to all behind the successful launch of #Sentinel6B - our members
@airbus.com & @esaclimate.bsky.social
+
@ec.europa.eu @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @eumetsat.int @cnes.fr @climate.noaa.gov & #NASA
We're excited to see its data on #oceans & sea level rise
#EarthObservation #SLR
@airbus.com & @esaclimate.bsky.social
+
@ec.europa.eu @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @eumetsat.int @cnes.fr @climate.noaa.gov & #NASA
We're excited to see its data on #oceans & sea level rise
#EarthObservation #SLR
We hear you, #CopernicusEU Sentinel-6B! The Inuvik Satellite Station in Canada has received the first signals from the satellite. The orbit has been reached, and telemetry has begun to arrive at ESA's mission control in Germany!
Mission confirmed ✅
#CopernicusEU Sentinel-6B is now in orbit and ready to begin its Launch & Early Operations phase with @operations.esa.int. The satellite is ready to continue a decades-long mission to track the height of the planet’s seas – a key measure of climate change.
#CopernicusEU Sentinel-6B is now in orbit and ready to begin its Launch & Early Operations phase with @operations.esa.int. The satellite is ready to continue a decades-long mission to track the height of the planet’s seas – a key measure of climate change.
November 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Congratulations to all behind the successful launch of #Sentinel6B - our members
@airbus.com & @esaclimate.bsky.social
+
@ec.europa.eu @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @eumetsat.int @cnes.fr @climate.noaa.gov & #NASA
We're excited to see its data on #oceans & sea level rise
#EarthObservation #SLR
@airbus.com & @esaclimate.bsky.social
+
@ec.europa.eu @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @eumetsat.int @cnes.fr @climate.noaa.gov & #NASA
We're excited to see its data on #oceans & sea level rise
#EarthObservation #SLR
We are taking a break before reporting continues at 05:00 CET from EUMETSAT.
If you'd like to watch the launch live later, don't forget to head here: bit.ly/47XwPWe
Go #Sentinel6B!
If you'd like to watch the launch live later, don't forget to head here: bit.ly/47XwPWe
Go #Sentinel6B!
Watch the launch of Copernicus Sentinel-6B
Copernicus Sentinel-6B is set to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA in the early morning of 17 November.
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
We are taking a break before reporting continues at 05:00 CET from EUMETSAT.
If you'd like to watch the launch live later, don't forget to head here: bit.ly/47XwPWe
Go #Sentinel6B!
If you'd like to watch the launch live later, don't forget to head here: bit.ly/47XwPWe
Go #Sentinel6B!
🛰️ Lancé le 19 novembre dernier, #Sentinel6B de #Copernicus a livré sa première image : Traces au sol Sentinel-6B et Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich montrant le courant du Gulf Stream dans l'océan Atlantique Nord au large des côtes des États-Unis.
+ d'infos: www.eumetsat.int/cop...
+ d'infos: www.eumetsat.int/cop...
December 17, 2025 at 7:15 AM
🛰️ Lancé le 19 novembre dernier, #Sentinel6B de #Copernicus a livré sa première image : Traces au sol Sentinel-6B et Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich montrant le courant du Gulf Stream dans l'océan Atlantique Nord au large des côtes des États-Unis.
+ d'infos: www.eumetsat.int/cop...
+ d'infos: www.eumetsat.int/cop...
#OTD in 2020, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich launched to continue high precision measurements of the ocean. 🌊
This week, #Sentinel6B successfully launched from Vandenberg SFB to fly in tandem with its twin and become the new global reference for ocean altimetry. 🚀
Find out more! bit.ly/488JeXH
This week, #Sentinel6B successfully launched from Vandenberg SFB to fly in tandem with its twin and become the new global reference for ocean altimetry. 🚀
Find out more! bit.ly/488JeXH
November 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
#OTD in 2020, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich launched to continue high precision measurements of the ocean. 🌊
This week, #Sentinel6B successfully launched from Vandenberg SFB to fly in tandem with its twin and become the new global reference for ocean altimetry. 🚀
Find out more! bit.ly/488JeXH
This week, #Sentinel6B successfully launched from Vandenberg SFB to fly in tandem with its twin and become the new global reference for ocean altimetry. 🚀
Find out more! bit.ly/488JeXH
SpaceX launches Sentinel-6B ocean-mapping satellite to orbit
#SpaceXLaunch #Sentinel6B #ClimateMonitoring
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlFd...
#SpaceXLaunch #Sentinel6B #ClimateMonitoring
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlFd...
SpaceX launches Sentinel-6B ocean-mapping satellite to orbit
YouTube video by B.C. Begley
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
SpaceX launches Sentinel-6B ocean-mapping satellite to orbit
#SpaceXLaunch #Sentinel6B #ClimateMonitoring
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlFd...
#SpaceXLaunch #Sentinel6B #ClimateMonitoring
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlFd...
¿Cómo medirá Sentinel-6B el mar y los huracanes? #17denoviembre #felizlunes #Sentinel6B #Copernicus #NASA #ESA #EUMETSAT #NOAA #NivelDelMar #Altimetría #Huracanes #Falcon9 #Vandenberg #Océano
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¿Cómo medirá Sentinel-6B el mar y los huracanes?
Sentinel-6B despega en Vandenberg para medir el nivel del mar con precisión global y afinar pronósticos de huracanes y temporales en costas. El Sentinel-6B ya está en vuelo y confirma una misión clara...
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November 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
¿Cómo medirá Sentinel-6B el mar y los huracanes? #17denoviembre #felizlunes #Sentinel6B #Copernicus #NASA #ESA #EUMETSAT #NOAA #NivelDelMar #Altimetría #Huracanes #Falcon9 #Vandenberg #Océano
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NASA Satellite To Monitor Sea Level Change, Bettering Weather Forecasts
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#Sentinel6B #SeaLevelRise #ClimateSatellite #OceanMonitoring #WeatherForecasting #HurricanePrediction #CoastalResilience #SpaceMission
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#Sentinel6B #SeaLevelRise #ClimateSatellite #OceanMonitoring #WeatherForecasting #HurricanePrediction #CoastalResilience #SpaceMission
NASA Satellite To Monitor Sea Level Change, Bettering Weather Forecasts - IndiaWest News
NASA Satellite To Monitor Sea Level Change, Bettering Weather Forecasts.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
NASA Satellite To Monitor Sea Level Change, Bettering Weather Forecasts
Full Story: indiawest.com/nasa-satelli...
#Sentinel6B #SeaLevelRise #ClimateSatellite #OceanMonitoring #WeatherForecasting #HurricanePrediction #CoastalResilience #SpaceMission
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#Sentinel6B #SeaLevelRise #ClimateSatellite #OceanMonitoring #WeatherForecasting #HurricanePrediction #CoastalResilience #SpaceMission
🚀 On Nov 16, 2025, NASA & partners launched the Sentinel-6B satellite aboard a Falcon 9 to monitor sea-level rise 🌊, improve hurricane forecasts 🌪️, and track Earth’s oceans with inch-level precision 🌍.
📸 Images: NASA
#NASA #Sentinel6B #SpaceX #EarthScience #OceanScience #CuriosityStream
📸 Images: NASA
#NASA #Sentinel6B #SpaceX #EarthScience #OceanScience #CuriosityStream
November 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
🚀 On Nov 16, 2025, NASA & partners launched the Sentinel-6B satellite aboard a Falcon 9 to monitor sea-level rise 🌊, improve hurricane forecasts 🌪️, and track Earth’s oceans with inch-level precision 🌍.
📸 Images: NASA
#NASA #Sentinel6B #SpaceX #EarthScience #OceanScience #CuriosityStream
📸 Images: NASA
#NASA #Sentinel6B #SpaceX #EarthScience #OceanScience #CuriosityStream