U.S.-European Satellite To Keep Watch On Rising Seas

November 27, 2020
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit illustration
An illustration of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels extended. Once in position, 830 mi. above the planet and inclined 66 deg. north and south of equator, the satellite will collect the most accurate data yet on global sea level and how our oceans are rising in response to climate change.
Credit: NASA
Michael Freilich, the former head of NASA’s Earth Science division, did not live long enough to see the satellite that bears his name reach orbit. But with it, his mission to monitor the oceans from space begins life anew. Jointly owned—and jointly named—by NASA and the European Commission, the...

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