Satellite
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich
The reference satellite for sea-level rise: its radar altimeter measures the height of the oceans to within a few centimetres, continuing a record begun in 1992.
- Catalogue name
- SENTINEL-6A
- NORAD ID
- 46984
- Owner
- European Space Agency
- Launched
- November 21, 2020
- Altitude (perigee – apogee)
- 1,339 – 1,351 km
- Orbital period
- 112.4 min
- Inclination
- 66°