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Satellite:
Sentinel-6B
Satellite details
Acronym
Sentinel-6B
Full name
Sentinel-6B
Satellite Description
2nd flight unit of the Sentinel-6 series, formerly named JASON-CS-B
Main mission: ocean topography and waves.
Substantial contribution to Solid Earth (geoid).
Significant contribution to space weather.
Mass at launch
1440 kg
Dry mass
1191 kg
Power
891 W
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Orbit
Drifting orbit
Altitude
1336 km
Inclination
66
°
Space agency
EUMETSAT
, CNES , EC , ESA , NASA , NOAA
Status
Planned
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
≥2025
EOL
≥2032
Last update:
2022-02-21
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
Sentinel-6B
Acronym
Full name
DORIS
Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite
GPS
GPS Receiver
LRA
Laser Retroreflector Array
GNSS-RO
Global Navigation Satellite System - Radio Occultation
AMR-C
Advanced Microwave Radiometer - C
Poseidon-4
Poseidon-4
NGRM
Next Generation Radiation Monitor
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
Sentinel-6B
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed
Telecommunication frequency or microwave sensing channel information Show expert details
Service
Dir or Mode
Frequency
Emission designator
Bandwidth
Polarisation
D/A
Data rate or Baseband
Comments
XDD
S-E
8090 MHz
120MG1D
120000 kHz
RHCP
D
150000 kbps
Data Downlink
DORIS
E-S
401.25 MHz
23K0G1D
23 kHz
RHCP
D
0.2 kbps
Precise positioning by DORIS
DORIS
E-S
2036.25 MHz
95K0G1D
95 kHz
RHCP
D
0.2 kbps
Precise positioning by DORIS
TM
S-E
2268.5 MHz
1M75G1D
1750 kHz
RHCP&LHCP
D
1000 kbps
Telemetry
Command
E-S
2088.9104 MHz
1M00G1D
192 kHz
RHCP
D
16 kbps
Commands
Poseidon-4
active
5410 MHz
320000 kHz
-
A
C-band radar altimeter
Poseidon-4
active
13575 MHz
320000 kHz
-
A
Ku-band radar altimeter
AMR-C
passive
18700 MHz
200000 kHz
-
A
Window channel
AMR-C
passive
23800 MHz
400000 kHz
-
A
Water vapour channel
AMR-C
passive
34000 MHz
700000 kHz
-
A
Window channel
AMR-C
passive
90000 MHz
5000000 kHz
-
A
Support for Sentinel-6 altimeter
AMR-C
passive
130000 MHz
5000000 kHz
-
A
Support for Sentinel-6 altimeter
AMR-C
passive
168000 MHz
5000000 kHz
-
A
Support for Sentinel-6 altimeter
AMR-C
passive
90000 MHz
5000000 kHz
-
A
Support for Sentinel-6 altimeter
AMR-C
passive
130000 MHz
5000000 kHz
-
A
Support for Sentinel-6 altimeter
AMR-C
passive
168000 MHz
5000000 kHz
-
A
Support for Sentinel-6 altimeter