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Falcon 9 Block 5

Orbital launch vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5, produced or operated by SpaceX, launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, Sentinel-6B into the precise orbit required for ocean altimetry. Its archive record preserves the launcher-to-satellite and launcher-to-mission relationships.

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Flights: 2 documented archive missions
First flight: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich
Final flight: Sentinel-6B
Manufacturer: SpaceX
Vehicle class: Orbital
Archive missions: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, Sentinel-6B
Status: Active configuration
Program role: Ocean-observation satellite insertion

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NASA Science: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich NASA Earth Science: Satellite Ocean Altimetry Record NASA Science: Sentinel-6B NASA Science: GRACE-FO NASA Earth Science: Measuring Earth's Changing Gravity NASA Science: Euclid NASA Science: Cosmic Origins and Survey Missions NASA Science: SWOT NASA Earth Science: Current Water and Ice Missions NASA Science: IMAP NASA: IMAP Begins Primary Science Mission NASA Science: PACE NASA: Meet the PACE Spacecraft and Instruments NASA Science: Carruthers Geocorona Observatory NASA: Carruthers Begins Primary Science Mission NASA Science: SWFO-L1 NOAA NESDIS: SWFO-L1 Instruments NASA Science: SPHEREx NASA JPL: SPHEREx Begins Capturing the Entire Sky NASA Science: PUNCH NASA: Meet the PUNCH Spacecraft NASA Science: IXPE NASA: IXPE Journeys to Explore the Universe NASA Science: NEO Surveyor NASA: NEO Surveyor Launch Services Contract NASA: IM-1 Odysseus Lunar Landing NASA: Science Aboard Intuitive Machines IM-1 NASA: Blue Ghost Mission 1 Concludes NASA: Blue Ghost Lands on the Moon NASA: IM-2 Athena Mission Ends NASA: IM-2 Landing Coverage and Payloads NASA Science: Double Asteroid Redirection Test NASA: Planetary Defense DART Results NASA Scientists Join ESA's Hera Mission ESA: Hera Planetary Defence Mission ESA: Hera Mars Flyby KARI: Danuri Lunar Exploration KARI: Danuri Successfully Enters Lunar Orbit NASA: ShadowCam Launches Aboard Danuri NASA: ShadowCam Images Permanently Shadowed Lunar Regions ESA Earth Online: EarthCARE ESA: EarthCARE Launches to Study Clouds and Aerosols NASA Science: TEMPO NASA: High-Resolution Air-Quality Instrument Launches NASA Science: TRACERS NASA: TRACERS Launches to Study Earth's Magnetic Shield NASA Science: Pandora NASA: Pandora Probes Alien Atmospheres