S6 MICHAEL FREILICH (SENTINEL-6)

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S6 MICHAEL FREILICH (SENTINEL-6) is classified as:

Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 46984

Int'l Code: 2020-086A

Perigee: 1,338.7 km

Apogee: 1,351.1 km

Inclination: 66.0 °

Period: 112.4 minutes

Semi major axis: 7715 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: November 21, 2020
Source: European Space Agency (ESA)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

SENTINEL-6 MICHAEL FREILICH spacecraft is an ocean-monitoring satellite designed to ensure continuity of the Jason series of operational missions, improve our understanding of our rising seas, and help shape the future of sea-level studies. The satellite is designed to collect the most accurate satellite data for our ongoing measurements of global sea level and help us understand how our oceans are responding to climate change. Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is the product of a partnership between NASA, ESA (the European Space Agency), the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

1 46984U 20086A   25190.87866530 -.00000079  00000-0 -77665-4 0  9990
2 46984  66.0411 126.0342 0008010 269.8223  90.1874 12.80929478216604

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC