{"id":350227,"date":"2025-11-18T17:37:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T12:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=350227"},"modified":"2025-11-18T17:37:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T12:07:18","slug":"sentinel-6b-satellite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/sentinel-6b-satellite\/","title":{"rendered":"Sentinel-6B Satellite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>N<\/strong><strong>ews<\/strong>: Recently, Sentinel-6B, an ocean-tracking Copernicus satellite, was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.<\/p>\n<h2>About Sentinel-6B Satellite<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_350228\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-350228\" style=\"width: 407px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-350228\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-ESA-300x165.jpg?resize=407%2C224&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sentinel-6B Satellite\" width=\"407\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-ESA.jpg?resize=300%2C165&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-ESA.jpg?resize=1024%2C563&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-ESA.jpg?resize=768%2C422&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-ESA.jpg?w=1413&amp;ssl=1 1413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-350228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; ESA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is an <strong>ocean-tracking satellite<\/strong> with <strong>six science instruments <\/strong>launched from <strong>Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>J<\/strong><strong>oint mission<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>It is a joint mission between the <strong>United States<\/strong><strong>\u2019 <\/strong><strong>NASA and NOAA<\/strong>, and the <strong>European Space Agency (ESA).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Launched vehicle used:<\/strong> It was launched by <strong>Falcon 9<\/strong><strong> launched vehicle.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim<\/strong>: The mission <strong>aims<\/strong> to measure sea-level rise and ocean conditions with high precision and maintain a reliable sea-level record.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Data from Sentinel-6B<\/strong> is expected to <strong>improve the accuracy of weather forecasts, including storm and flood predictions, <\/strong>enabling administrators to make<strong> better real-time decisions to safeguard public property and protect coastal infrastructure.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>This launch is the <strong>fourth successful Copernicus Sentinel mission of 2025<\/strong>, following <strong>Sentinel-4A, Sentinel-5A, and Sentinel-1D. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It orbits Eearth<strong> at 7.2 kilometres per second<\/strong> and <strong>completes one revolution every 112 minutes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pay load:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It is equipped with a <strong>highlyaccurate<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>radar altimeter<\/strong><strong> (developed by ESA)<\/strong> that measures the height of the ocean surface to within a centimetre.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Advanced Microwave Radiometer (AMR-C), provided by NASA.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A <strong>Global Navigation Satellite System Precise Orbit Determination (GNSS POD) receiver, developed by ESA<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>A Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite (<strong>DORIS Receiver<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>Laser Reflector Array<\/strong>, provided by NASA.<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>GNSS Radio Occultation<\/strong> instrument, provided by NASA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Recently, Sentinel-6B, an ocean-tracking Copernicus satellite, was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. About Sentinel-6B Satellite It is an ocean-tracking satellite with six science instruments launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. 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