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The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, which is supposed to observe and map the Earth's oceans, has successfully launched into space. 🚀🛰️

It took off on Saturday morning aboard a launcher from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

US space agency NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration broadcast the launch live on its website: https://youtu.be/Vm5FnJSIYkw

The satellite, and its twin Sentinel-6B, is jointly developed by ESA - European Space Agency, the EUMETSAT, NASA, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with funding support from the European Commission and support from France's CNES National Centre for Space Studies. 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.

Watch the Launch of the Ocean-Observing Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite 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 r...