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New sea-level monitoring satellite goes live
Following liftoff last November and more than six months spent carefully calibrating the most advanced mission dedicated to measuring sea-level rise, Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael...
News ObservationJune 24, 2021 -
Sentinel-6 passes in-orbit tests with flying...
In November 2020, the Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite was launched into orbit from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, US. Now, months later, the...
News ObservationFebruary 8, 2021 -
Is this the end of the A-68A iceberg?
Satellite images have revealed that the once colossal A-68A iceberg has had yet another shattering experience. Several large cracks were spotted in the berg last week and it has...
News ObservationFebruary 3, 2021 -
Sea-level monitoring satellite first results...
Launched less than three weeks ago, the Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite has not only returned its first data, but results also show that it is functioning far...
News ObservationDecember 10, 2020 -
SENTINEL-6 MICHAEL FREILICH CNES CENTRAL TO SEA-...
The Copernicus constellation’s Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, orbited Saturday 21 November, is the first of two twin satellites set to acquire vital measurements of rising...
ObservationNovember 23, 2020 -
New Copernicus satellite to monitor sea-level...
The Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite has been launched into orbit around Earth. Using the latest radar altimetry technology, this new satellite is set to provide a...
News ObservationNovember 21, 2020 -
Copernicus Sentinel-6 sealed in rocket fairing
As preparations for the launch of Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich continue, the team at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California has bid farewell to the satellite as it...
News SciencesNovember 6, 2020 -
Ramping up to launch sea-level charting satellite
With less than a month to go before a SpaceX Falcon 9 takes Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich into orbit to chart sea-level rise, preparations are forging ahead at the launch...
News ObservationOctober 19, 2020 -
Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich: preparing...
A European satellite built to carry out precise measurements of sea level changes has arrived in California in preparation for launch. The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite...
News SciencesSeptember 29, 2020 -
Sea-level charting satellite passes with flying...
The Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite has also been put through a series of strenuous tests leaving the eyes of the teams involved in this international mission...
News ObservationJuly 21, 2020 -
Sentinel-6 A takes its name from Michael Freilich
The satellite is renamed in honor of Michael Freilich, head of NASA’s Earth Science division from 2006 to 2019.
News ObservationFebruary 24, 2020 -
Press Release: Readying for the UNISPACE+50...
The first High-Level Forum on ‘Space as a driver for socio-economic sustainable development’, organized by the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) in the run-up...
News ObservationNovember 22, 2016 -
Jason-3 in orbit: the ocean odyssey continues
Jason-3 was successfully launched Sunday 17 January from Vandenberg Air Force Base in the United States. The oceanography satellite is now under the control of CNES’s engineers in...
News Observation, Sciences General public, InstitutionalJanuary 17, 2016 -
El Niño: satellites see red
The wild child of the Pacific is shaping up to be a monster this winter, comparable to the 1997-1998 episode and possibly even worse. The story in pictures.
News Observation General public, Institutional, Specialist public, Science and technologyDecember 1, 2015 -
Press Release: CNES opens access to Copernicus...
With its unique fleet of six families of dedicated Sentinel satellites and payloads on Eumetsat satellites, Copernicus is set to generate a wealth of very-high-quality data with...
News ObservationSeptember 11, 2015