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Sentinel-6B

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5

T-minus to liftoff

HOURS

MINUTES

SECONDS

Nov 17, 05:21:42 UTC

StatusSuccess

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

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Mission

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (launched November 2020) and Sentinel-6B make up the Sentinel-6 mission, also known as Jason Continuity of Service (Jason-CS), which is a partnership between NASA, NOAA, ESA, and EUMETSAT. This mission continues the long-term global sea surface height data record begun by first Jason satellites in 1992.

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:12

Max-Q

T+00:02:13

MECO

T+00:02:17

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:25

SES-1

T+00:02:30

Booster Boostback Burn Startup

T+00:02:48

Fairing Separation

T+00:03:18

Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:22

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:07:48

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:08:18

SECO-1

T+00:08:42

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:09:11

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:52:02

SES-2

T+00:52:12

SECO-2

T+00:57:13

Payload Separation

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

SiteVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

WindowNov 17, 05:12:00 UTC→Nov 17, 05:32:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.65 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record606/607 successful

Landings593/598

Sentinel-6B

Mission

Launch Timeline

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Vehicle

Sentinel-6B

Mission

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