Science
Watch the largest Earth-observing satellite ever launch into space – Inverse
A joint US-European satellite just launched into space, preparing to monitor rising sea levels across the world.
On Saturday, the journey
of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite began.
The largest Earth-observing satellite took off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 12:17 p.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
In just a few months, the satellite will begin collecting data on rising sea levels here on Earth, offering scientists a bird’s eye view of one of the hardest to measure affects of climate change.
After it launched into orbit, the satellite separated…
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