Posted on Nov 21, 2020
NASA's Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite Launches!
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Lt Col John (Jack) Chrisitansen Posted the pre- launch video of this Sentinnel-6 Satellite.
Just A few hours ago, SpaceX launched the Sentinel-6 satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base California.... Here is the 9.5 minute shortened video segment of the launch...
Here is the description that accompanied this video segment...
"A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched an advanced ocean-mapping satellite into orbit for NASA and the European Space Agency Saturday (Nov. 21) in a stunning morning launch from California.
The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 leapt off the pad from Space Launch Complex 4E at California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base at 9:17 a.m. PST (12:17 p.m. EST/1717 GMT). It's payload: the oceanography satellite Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich developed by U.S. and European space and weather agencies.
The launch marked SpaceX's SpaceX 22nd Falcon 9 this year. About nine minutes after liftoff, the rocket's first stage returned to terra firma, capping off the flight with a successful landing.
The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is named for Michael Freilich, the former head of NASA's Earth science division who died of cancer in August. NASA and ESA named the satellite after Freilich in January before his death, a rare honor for a living scientist. Freilich's family watched the launch in person, with son Daniel and daughter Sarah (with Freilich's baby granddaughter Rosie) remembering their father after liftoff."
Note that this video also records the landing of the Booster Rocket back to the Launch pad area... It is awesome... Please watch full screen on the largest screen you have available...
I hope you enjoy it...
Kerry
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Just A few hours ago, SpaceX launched the Sentinel-6 satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base California.... Here is the 9.5 minute shortened video segment of the launch...
Here is the description that accompanied this video segment...
"A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched an advanced ocean-mapping satellite into orbit for NASA and the European Space Agency Saturday (Nov. 21) in a stunning morning launch from California.
The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 leapt off the pad from Space Launch Complex 4E at California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base at 9:17 a.m. PST (12:17 p.m. EST/1717 GMT). It's payload: the oceanography satellite Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich developed by U.S. and European space and weather agencies.
The launch marked SpaceX's SpaceX 22nd Falcon 9 this year. About nine minutes after liftoff, the rocket's first stage returned to terra firma, capping off the flight with a successful landing.
The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is named for Michael Freilich, the former head of NASA's Earth science division who died of cancer in August. NASA and ESA named the satellite after Freilich in January before his death, a rare honor for a living scientist. Freilich's family watched the launch in person, with son Daniel and daughter Sarah (with Freilich's baby granddaughter Rosie) remembering their father after liftoff."
Note that this video also records the landing of the Booster Rocket back to the Launch pad area... It is awesome... Please watch full screen on the largest screen you have available...
I hope you enjoy it...
Kerry
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Thank you for sharing. I was chosen to experience a footshot in 1974. I was stationed at FE Warren AFB. We had just completed the transition from Minutemsn I missiles to Minuteman III command data buffer missiles. The footshot was for the very first MM III missile from our base. We installed the missile and attempted a launch. As it ended up our missile received an erroneous signal that shut down the launch at T-13 seconds. We were able to see a Titan 3C missile launch with a satellite on board. It made me proud and honored to work and witness the launches. Thanks again.
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