NASA Ocean-Monitoring Satellite Launched by SpaceX
Sentinel-6B Will Increase Understanding of Tidal Patterns
About the size of a full-size pickup truck, a newly launched satellite by NASA and its partners will provide ocean and atmospheric information to improve hurricane forecasts, help protect infrastructure, and benefit commercial activities, such as shipping.
“Understanding tidal patterns down to the inch is critical in protecting how we use our oceans ever…
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