Environment & Sustainability

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Meet Sentinel-6B Satellite

This illustration shows the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels extended. As the world’s latest ocean-monitoring satellite, it will collect the most accurate data yet on global sea level and how our oceans…

First Stage Fueling Begins

Mission managers polled “go” to begin fueling the SpaceX Falcon 9 with just under 40 minutes remaining until launch. Rocket Grade Kerosene, or RP1, now is loading into the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket first stage booster, while liquid oxygen, or…

Streaming Coverage Begins for Sentinel-6B Launch

Live coverage is underway for launch of Sentinel-6B from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Weather remains 90% favorable with thick clouds and cumulus clouds as the possible weather violations during the 12:21 a.m.…

Sentinel-6B: Monitoring Earth’s Sea-Levels

In this artist’s concept, the ocean-observing satellite Sentinel-6B orbits Earth with its deployable solar panels extended. NASA/JPL-Caltech The launch of Sentinel-6B will continue a joint mission between NASA and its European partners to monitor sea levels. This data is key…

NASA Shares Sentinel-6B Launch Milestones

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the international Sentinel-6B spacecraft atop stands vertical ahead of launch from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. A collaboration between NASA, ESA (European…

Coverage Begins for Sentinel-6B Launch

The SpaceX rocket carrying the Sentinel-6B satellite stands vertical on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. NASA Coverage is underway for launch of the Sentinel-6B…