Sentinel -6 Satellite was Launched

 The Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on November 21, 2020.

Highlights:

♦ The Objective of Sentinel -6 Satellite to monitor the ocean. And it is jointly developed by European Space Agency (ESA), NASA, European Meteorological Satellite Development Organization (Eumetsat), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)  and European Union(EU)

♦ This is part of the next mission dedicated to measuring global sea-level changes.

♦ This task is called the "Jason Service Continuity" (Jason-CS) task, which aims to measure the height of the ocean.

♦ The height of the ocean is a key factor in understanding the earth's climate change.

♦ The spacecraft consists of two satellites, one of which was recently launched, and the other named Sentinel-6B, which will be launched in 2025.