The Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean-monitoring satellite was launched at 18:17 (CET) on 21 November 2020 from Vandenberg air force base, California.

The Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean-monitoring satellite was launched at 18:17 (CET) on 21 November 2020 from Vandenberg air force base, California. CNES is in charge of Precise Orbit Determination, CALVAL / performance expertise, and L2P/L3 production.

More information on EUMETSAT web site

Jason-CS / Sentinel-6 is the follow-on to Jason-3. The Jason-CS / Sentinel is part of the Copernicus Programme and is a result of international cooperation between Esa, Eumetsat, European Union, Noaa, Cnes and Nasa/JPL.