SpaceX launches NASA’s Sentinel-6BA satellite

SpaceX on Monday launched NASA’s Sentinel-6B satellite aimed at monitoring sea level change, the US space agency said.

Sentinel-6B is an Earth-observing satellite jointly developed by NASA and US and European partners to observe the ocean and measure sea level rise. The satellite will build on over 30 years of sea level data to improve weather



forecasts.

It will help improve coastal planning, protect critical infrastructure, and advance weather forecasts. “Liftoff! The latest in a long line of satellites to monitor sea level change, Sentinel-6B, successfully launched at 12:21 am ET (10.55 AM IST) on Monday, from Vandenberg Space Force Base,” NASA said in a post on social media platform X.