Satellite · Earth observation · Europe
Sentinel-3
Operated by ESA.
SatellitesActiveLaunched 2016
Imagery
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich First Light Sea Level
This graphic, released on Dec. 10, 2020, shows the first sea level measurements taken by Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (S6MF), which launched Nov. 21, 2020. It focuses on the ocean off the southern tip of Africa, where re…
2020
EUMETSAT · NASA media (public domain)
Overview
A Copernicus mission monitoring ocean and land surface temperature, colour, and topography for climate and marine services.
Knowledge connections
- OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Operated byESA
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- ESAEuropean Space Agency
European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.