Sensor · Spaceborne

Sentinel-6 precise-orbit GNSS receiver

Missions → Sentinel-6B (Operational) , Sentinel-6A Michael Freilich (Operational)

Sentinel-6 precise orbit determination GNSS receiver in the POD package.

Sensor

Included in the Atlas for completeness. This is a supporting payload carried on an Earth-observation platform rather than a primary observing instrument, so it has a catalogue record but no full profile.

Where this fits, supply chain

Compositional position

Sentinel-6B ——— this payload

Sentinel-6A Michael Freilich ——— this payload

this ——— Sentinel-6B (Operational) flies on

this ——— Sentinel-6A Michael Freilich (Operational) flies on

Sources

[1]Sentinel-6B science and spacecraft, NASA Scienceagency doc2026-06-14
[2]Sentinel-6 instrument payload, Copernicus Sentinel Onlineagency doc2026-06-14
[3]Sentinel-6/Jason-CS platform, NASA Earthdataagency doc2026-06-14
[4]Copernicus Sentinel-6B first altimeter images and final orbit, EUMETSATagency doc2026-06-14

Cite https://eo-atlas.org/products/sensor/sentinel-6-pod-gnss Markdown twin → Field definitions →