Success
Sentinel-6B
Earth Science
SpaceX(SpX)CommercialFalcon 9 Block 5
LEOorbit
The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (launched November 2020) and Sentinel-6B make up the Sentinel-6 mission, also known as Jason Continuity of Service (Jason-CS), which is a partnership between NASA, NOAA, ESA, and EUMETSAT. This mission continues the long-term global sea surface height data record begun by first Jason satellites in 1992.
Monday, November 17, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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Flight Timeline
- T-38:00GO for Prop Load
- T-35:00Stage 1 LOX Load
- T-35:00Prop Load
- T-16:00Stage 2 LOX Load
- T-07:00Engine Chill
- T-01:00Tank Press
- T-01:00Startup
- T-00:45GO for Launch
- T-00:03Ignition
- T+00:00Liftoff
- T+01:12Max-Q
- T+02:13MECO
- T+02:17Stage 2 Separation
- T+02:25SES-1
- T+02:30Booster Boostback Burn Startup
- T+02:48Fairing Separation
- T+03:18Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown
- T+07:22Entry Burn Startup
- T+07:48Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+08:18SECO-1
- T+08:42Stage 1 Landing Burn
- T+09:11Stage 1 Landing
- T+52:02SES-2
- T+52:12SECO-2
- T+57:13Payload Separation
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Mission details
Copernicus is the European Union's Earth observation programme coordinated and managed for the European Commission by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA), the EU Member States. It aims at achieving a global, continuous, autonomous, high quality, wide range Earth observation capacity. Providing accurate, timely and easily accessible information to, among other things, improve the management of the environment, understand and mitigate the effects of climate change, and ensure civil security.
Apr 3, 2014 — ongoing
Orbital Attempt
#7,120
SpX Mission
#601
Pad Launch
#230
Location Launch
#844
Designator
2025-264
Weather GO
90%
Launch Window
NET
Nov 17, 2025, 5:21 AM
Precision
Second
Schedule Changes
1 update
Lift Off
5:12 AM
Window Open
5:32 AM
Window Close
Falcon 9 Block 5 Specs
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
Length
70 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Launch Mass
549 t
Thrust
7,607 kN
LEO Capacity
22,800 kg
GTO Capacity
8,300 kg
Launch Cost
$52M
Reusable
Yes
Maiden Flight
2018
Fastest Turnaround
1h 5m
Total Launches
586
Successful
585
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
288
Maiden flight: May 11, 2018
Social Flight Log
- Nov 17, 2025, 11:26 AM
Launch successful
Source - Nov 17, 2025, 6:20 AM
Sentinel-6B deployed
Source - Nov 17, 2025, 5:22 AM
Liftoff!
Source - Nov 17, 2025, 4:31 AM
Updated launch weather, 90% GO.
Source - Nov 17, 2025, 4:28 AM
Official Webcast by NASA has started
Source - Nov 16, 2025, 11:00 PM
Tweaked T-0.
Source - Nov 15, 2025, 9:29 PM
Updated launch weather, 40% GO.
Source - Nov 15, 2025, 9:13 PM
Tweaked T-0.
Source - Nov 7, 2025, 10:03 PM
GO for launch.
Source - Nov 6, 2025, 6:16 PM
Added launch window per marine navigation warnings.
Source - Sep 24, 2025, 1:21 PM
Reverted back to November 16.
Source - Sep 22, 2025, 1:00 PM
NET November 17.
Source - Aug 8, 2025, 3:18 AM
NET November 16.
Source - Jun 3, 2025, 11:31 PM
NET November.
Source - Dec 18, 2024, 7:12 PM
NET late 2025.
Source - Sep 8, 2024, 2:25 AM
NET November 2026.
Source - Dec 20, 2022, 10:08 PM
Adding launch
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Space Launch Complex 4E
Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) is a launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, U.S. The pad was previously used by Atlas and Titan rockets between 1963 and 2005. The pad was built for use by Atlas-Agena rockets, but was later rebuilt to handle Titan rockets.
Total Launches
269
Orbital Attempts
269
Fastest Turnaround
2d 10h
SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
Founded
2002
Administrator
CEO: Elon Musk
Total Launches
681
Successful
666
Failed
15
Pending
120
Consecutive Success
166
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Vandenberg Space Force Base is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles
Local Launch Time
Nov 16, 2025, 9:21 PM
Total Launches
885
Total Landings
34
Coordinates
34.7513, -120.5202