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The Copernicus Sentinel-6A Michael Freilich ocean-monitoring satellite was launched at 18:17 (CET) on November 2020 from Vandenberg air force base, California.
The EUMETSAT & Partners DIAS will be one of the functional elements of the Copernicus Integrated Ground Segment (IGS)
EUMETSAT is the European operational satellite agency for monitoring weather, climate and the environment from space.
The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich radar altimeter mission provides high-precision measurements of global sea-level.
EUMETSAT provides data to the Copernicus Marine Service, which is operated by Mercator Ocean International.
The EUMETSAT Mission Control Centres (MCC) are responsible for the safe operations of all our satellites.
Climate services need to be developed to meet the challenge of mitigating and adapting to climate change.
EUMETSAT’s cooperation with national agencies and multilateral organisations.
EUMETSAT’s vision is to be the leading user-driven operational agency in Europe for Earth observation satellite programmes that fulfil the objectives of its Convention.
Currently being developed for the specific needs of the Copernicus programme,
EUMETSAT supports the development of operational oceanography through the delivery of ocean data.
EUMETSAT interacts with and supports international organisations such as the CEOS, GCOS and GEO.
Deriving Total Column Water Vapour (TCWV) and a Wet Tropospheric Correction (WTC) from observations from the S3 Microwave Radiometer (MWR).