# Sentinel-6 Laser Retroreflector Array
*component . products*

Laser retroreflector array supporting precise orbit determination for Sentinel-6 altimetry. Stored as component candidate because current D1 sensor spec lacks a matching particle/retroreflector/radiation-monitor branch.

## Specifications
- **manufacturer**: nasa-jpl
- **deployment context**: orbital
- **entity type**: component
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-14
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: agency-sourced
- **provider**: nasa-jpl
- **attributes**: {"kind":"component","manufacturer":"nasa-jpl","deployment_context":"orbital","description":"Laser retroreflector array supporting precise orbit determination for Sentinel-6 altimetry. Stored as component candidate because current D1 sensor spec lacks a matching particle/retroreflector/radiation-monitor branch."}
- **relevance**: ancillary

## Compositional position
- sentinel-6b (missions) --[mission_payloads]--> Sentinel-6 Laser Retroreflector Array
- sentinel-6a (missions) --[mission_payloads]--> Sentinel-6 Laser Retroreflector Array

## Sources
- [nasa-s6b-spacecraft] | Sentinel-6B science and spacecraft, NASA Science | https://science.nasa.gov/mission/sentinel-6b/scienceandspacecraft/ | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-14
- [copernicus-s6-payload] | Sentinel-6 instrument payload, Copernicus Sentinel Online | https://sentinels.copernicus.eu/missions/sentinel-6/instrument-payload | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-14
- [earthdata-s6-jason-cs] | Sentinel-6/Jason-CS platform, NASA Earthdata | https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/platforms/space-based-platforms/sentinel-6-jason-cs | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-14
- [eumetsat-s6b-final-orbit] | Copernicus Sentinel-6B first altimeter images and final orbit, EUMETSAT | https://www.eumetsat.int/copernicus-sentinel-6b-delivers-first-altimeter-images-and-reaches-final-orbit | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-14

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