SpaceX Launches Joint NASA-European Research Satellite Written 17 November 2025
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SpaceX launches Sentinel-6B to orbit from California atop a Falcon 9 rocket, Monday, November 17, at 12:21 a.m. EST. | Credit: SpaceX
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX launched a joint NASA-European environmental research satellite early Monday, the second in an ongoing billion-dollar project to measure long-term changes in sea level, a key indicator of climate change. The first satellite, known as Sentinel-6 and named in honor of NASA climate researcher Michael Freilich, was launched in November 2020. The follow-on spacecraft, Sentinel-6B, was launched from California atop a Falcon 9 rocket at 12:21 a.m. EST.”
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