Launch
SpaceX
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sentinel-6B
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Mission
Sentinel-6B
Earth Science
Low Earth Orbit
The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (launched November 2020) and Sentinel-6B make up the Sentinel-6 mission, also known as Jason Continuity of Service (Jason-CS), which is a partnership between NASA, NOAA, ESA, and EUMETSAT. This mission continues the long-term global sea surface height data record begun by first Jason satellites in 1992.
Status
To Be Determined
Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E
USA
Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) is a launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, U.S. The pad was previously used by Atlas and Titan rockets between 1963 and 2005. The pad was built for use by Atlas-Agena rockets, but was later rebuilt to handle Titan rockets.
Latitude: 34.632
longitude: -120.611
Map
Location
America/Los_Angeles
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Vandenberg Space Force Base is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.
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Rocket
Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
Details
Min stage: 1
Max stage: 2m
Length: 70.0m
Diameter: 3.65
First Flight: May 11, 2018
Total launch count: 408
Successful launches: 407
Failed launches: 1
Pending launches: 105
Consecutive successful launches: 110
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity: 22800kg
Launch cost: US$52000000
Apogee: 200km
Attempted landings: 400
Successful landings: 395
Failed landings: 5
Consecutive successful landings: 95
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) capacity: 8300kg
Manufacturer
SpaceX
Commercial
None
None
Agency
SpaceX
Type: Commercial
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