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SpaceX will boost a new NASA satellite and land with a boom this weekend – CNET

The next Falcon 9 mission will carry a satellite to keep a precise eye on our oceans.

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Illustration of the Sentinel-6/Michael Freilich satellite in orbit.
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The next SpaceX Falcon 9 launch is slated to carry a new NASA and European Space Agency satellite to orbit as soon as Saturday.
The payload will be the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, which is the latest in a series of satellites that have provided critical data about sea level rise and climate change for almost three decades. It’s named for the former director of NASA’s Earth Science Division, Michael Freilich, who…

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