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We're sending the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite to space to collect the most accurate data yet on global sea level and how our oceans are rising in response to climate change. This #SeeingTheSeas mission, a historic U.S.-European partnership, will launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 12:17 p.m. EST (9:17 a.m. PST, 5:17 p.m. UTC). The satellite, and its twin Sentinel-6B, is jointly developed by ESA (European Space Agency), the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), NASA, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with funding support from the European Commission and support from France's National Centre for Space Studies (CNES). Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is named in honor of the former director of NASA's Earth Science Division, who was instrumental in advancing space-based ocean measurements. About the mission: https://www.nasa.gov/sentinel-6

SpaceX is targeting Saturday, November 21 for Falcon 9’s launch of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich mission from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The instantaneous launch window is at 9:17 a.m. PST, 17:17 UTC, and a backup opportunity is available on Sunday, November 22 with an instantaneous launch window at 9:04 a.m. PST, 17:04 UTC. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will return to Earth and land on Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base. The spacecraft will deploy approximately 58 minutes after liftoff

The world's latest Earth-observing satellite, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, is set for launch on Nov. 21 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Tune in live on Fri., Nov, 20 at 3:30 p.m EST (8:30 p.m. UTC) to learn about the science of this U.S-European mission, which will closely monitor sea level and provide atmospheric data to support weather forecasting and climate models. Hear from experts including project scientists and oceanographers at NASA, the European Space Agency, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the University of Washington.

The joint U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is the next in a line of Earth-observing satellites that will collect the most accurate data yet on sea level and how it changes over time. It is the product of a partnership between NASA and ESA, who have joined forces for the first time on an Earth mission. Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will join a long-standing family of Earth observing satellites from NASA and European partners including EUMETSAT and the French space agency CNES. The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is part of the Sentinel-6/Jason-CS mission, a collaboration among NASA, ESA, EUMETSAT, and NOAA. Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base no earlier than Nov. 21, 2020. For more information on the Sentinel-6/Jason-CS mission, go to https://www.nasa.gov/sentinel-6 Credit: NASA-JPL/Caltech/NOAA

In a cleanroom in Ottobrunn, Germany, the latest Copernicus Sentinel satellite is ready for final testing before it is packed up and shipped to the US for liftoff next year. Designed and built to chart changing sea level, it is the first of two identical Sentinel-6 satellites that will be launched consecutively to continue the time series of sea-level measurements. This new mission builds on heritage from previous ocean topography satellites, including the French–US Topex-Poseidon and Jason missions, previous ESA missions such as the ERS satellites, Envisat and CryoSat, as well as Copernicus Sentinel-3. With millions of people around the world at risk from rising seas, it is essential to continue measuring the changing height of the sea surface so that decision-makers are equipped to take appropriate mitigating action – as is being currently highlighted at the COP-25 Climate Change Conference in Spain. Learn more about Sentinel-6: http://bit.ly/Sentinel6 ★ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/ESAsubscribe and click twice on the bell button to receive our notifications. Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/SpaceInVideos Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/ESAonTwitter On Facebook: http://bit.ly/ESAonFacebook On Instagram: http://bit.ly/ESAonInstagram On Flickr: http://bit.ly/ESAonFlickr We are Europe's gateway to space. Our mission is to shape the development of Europe's space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Check out http://www.esa.int/ESA to get up to speed on everything space related. Copyright information about our videos is available here: http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Terms_and_Conditions #ESA #EarthObservation #Sentinel6

Discover more about our planet with the Earth from Space video programme. In this special edition, Sentinel-3 Project Manager Bruno Berruti joins us from the cleanroom at Thales Alenia Space in Cannes to give us an up-close look at the multiple instruments on the Sentinel-3B satellite.

Discover more about our planet with the Earth from Space video programme. In this special edition, Sentinel-3 Product Assurance Manager Jean-Francois Flamand joins us from the cleanroom at Thales Alenia Space in Cannes to discuss testing the Sentinel-3B satellite. More about Sentinel-3: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-3

Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. In this edition, Sentinel-2 takes us over the Yukon Delta in the US. See also http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2018/01/Yukon_Delta to download the image.

Discover more about our planet with the Earth from Space video programme. This special edition celebrates two years of operating the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. More about Sentinel-2: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-2

Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. In this edition, Sentinel-2 takes us over part of northern Brazil’s Marajó island in Pará state. See also http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2018/01/Marajo_Brazil to download the image.

Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. In the 253rd edition, discover Canada’s Reindeer Island – where we believe Santa Claus stops for a rest during his busy night before Christmas. See also http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2017/12/Reindeer_Island to download the image.

Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. In the 242nd edition we examine one of many glaciers draining Greenland’s ice sheet. See also http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2017/09/Nordenskiold_Glacier_Greenland to download the image.

Discover more about our planet with the Earth from Space video programme. In this special edition, Nico van Putten from the Netherlands Space Office and Jonathan Banting from Airbus Defence and Space discuss Sentinel-5P’s unique Tropomi instrument and the challenges in building the satellite to accommodate it.

Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. Explore part of northwest England in the 241st edition. See also http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2017/09/Northwest_England to download the image.

Discover more about our planet with the Earth from Space video programme. In this special edition, Pepijn Veefkind from the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute joins the show to discuss the Tropomi instrument on the Sentinel-5P satellite, set for launch on 13 October. More about Sentinel-5P: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-5P

Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. In the 240th edition, explore Syracuse on the Italian island of Sicily. See also http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2017/09/Syracuse_Italy to download the image.

Discover more about our planet with the Earth from Space video programme. In this special edition, Sentinel-5P Project Manager Kevin McMullan and Sentinel-5P Mission Manager Claus Zehner join the show to tell us about their roles in the Sentinel-5P mission, its unique Tropomi instrument and the kind of data it will deliver. More about Sentinel-5P: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-5P

Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. Explore one of Greenland’s largest glaciers in the 239th edition. See also http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2017/09/Petermann_Glacier_Greenland to download the image.

Earth from Space is presented by Kelsea Brennan-Wessels from the ESA Web-TV virtual studios. Discover the peninsulas and islands of Myanmar’s largest rice-producing region in the 238th edition. See also http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2017/07/Irrawaddy_Delta_Myanmar to download the image.

Discover more about our planet with the Earth from Space video programme. In this special edition, Jean-Yves Le Gall, President of the CNES French Space Agency, and Josef Aschbacher, Director of ESA's Earth Observation Programmes, join the show to discuss how cooperation will further benefit Earth observation and the Copernicus environmental monitoring programme. More about ESA Earth observation: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth