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Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sentinel-6B
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sentinel-6B launched on Mon, Nov 17, 2025, 05:21 AM UTC — a SpaceX mission.
Launch SuccessfulSpaceX
Lifted offNET Nov 2025
NET Mon, Nov 17, 2025, 05:21 AM UTC
Live coverage
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Mission profile
The flight at a glance
Falcon 9Vehicle
SpaceXProvider
Space Launch Complex 4EPad
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USALocation
CopernicusProgram
Earth ScienceMission type
Low Earth OrbitOrbit
Flight sequence
Mission timeline
Key events from liftoff — ignition, staging, separation and deployment — with their times relative to T0.
- GO for Prop LoadT- 00:38:00
- Prop LoadT- 00:35:00
- Stage 1 LOX LoadT- 00:35:00
- Stage 2 LOX LoadT- 00:16:00
- Engine ChillT- 00:07:00
- StartupT- 00:01:00
- Tank PressT- 00:01:00
- GO for LaunchT- 00:00:45
- IgnitionT- 00:00:03
- LiftoffT+ 00:00:00
- Max-QT+ 00:01:12
- MECOT+ 00:02:13
- Stage 2 SeparationT+ 00:02:17
- SES-1T+ 00:02:25
- Booster Boostback Burn StartupT+ 00:02:30
- Fairing SeparationT+ 00:02:48
- Booster Boostback Burn ShutdownT+ 00:03:18
- Entry Burn StartupT+ 00:07:22
- Entry Burn ShutdownT+ 00:07:48
- SECO-1T+ 00:08:18
- Stage 1 Landing BurnT+ 00:08:42
- Stage 1 LandingT+ 00:09:11
- SES-2T+ 00:52:02
- SECO-2T+ 00:52:12
- Payload SeparationT+ 00:57:13
Flight simulation
Ascent to orbit
A representative gravity-turn climb for Falcon 9 to Low Earth Orbit. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.
Mission timeT+0:00
Altitude0.0 km
Velocity0.00 km/s
PhaseLiftoff
T+0:00 / 8:00
SimulatedRepresentative Falcon 9 ascent profile — illustrative model, not this mission’s live telemetry.
The mission
Sentinel-6B
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.
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Frequently asked
What time does Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sentinel-6B launch?
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sentinel-6B is scheduled to lift off Mon, Nov 17, 2025, 05:21 AM UTC.
Where can I watch Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sentinel-6B?
Watch the official live webcast embedded on this page — it goes live shortly before liftoff.
Who is launching Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sentinel-6B?
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sentinel-6B is a SpaceX mission flying on a Falcon 9.
Where does Falcon 9 Block 5 | Sentinel-6B launch from?
It lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.