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 response to climate change. This #SeeingTheSeas mission, a historic partnership, will launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 12:17 p.m. EST (9:17 a.m. PST, 5:17 p.m. UTC). The satellite, and its twin Sentinel-6B, is jointly developed by ESA (European Space Agency), the European Organisation f