# Sentinel-6 precise-orbit GNSS receiver
*sensor . products*

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

## Specifications
- **manufacturer**: esa
- **deployment context**: orbital
- **sensor**: {"instrument_family":"radiometer","measurement_principle":"passive","frequency_bands_ghz":[1.2276,1.57542],"polarisation_modes":["GNSS L-band"],"scan_type":"static","notes":"Precise-orbit GNSS receiver; modelled as passive GNSS L-band receiver pending dedicated POD support family."}
- **entity type**: sensor
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-14
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: agency-sourced
- **provider**: esa
- **attributes**: {"kind":"sensor","manufacturer":"esa","deployment_context":"orbital","description":"Sentinel-6 precise orbit determination GNSS receiver in the POD package.","sensor":"{\"instrument_family\":\"radiometer\",\"measurement_principle\":\"passive\",\"frequency_bands_ghz\":[1.2276,1.57542],\"polarisation_modes\":[\"GNSS L-band\"],\"scan_type\":\"static\",\"notes\":\"Precise-orbit GNSS receiver; modelled as passive GNSS L-band receiver pending dedicated POD support family.\"}"}
- **relevance**: ancillary

## Compositional position
- sentinel-6b (missions) --[mission_payloads]--> Sentinel-6 precise-orbit GNSS receiver
- sentinel-6a (missions) --[mission_payloads]--> Sentinel-6 precise-orbit GNSS receiver

## 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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