The mission will track rising sea levels, ocean currents and climate change using advanced radar and microwave instruments, providing high-precision data to improve long-term environmental monitoring and support coastal planning worldwide.

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Sentinel-6B will continue a satellite record dating back to 1992, ensuring uninterrupted sea-level observations into the 2030s. Scientists say the mission will also improve understanding of coastal conditions by reducing measurement errors near shorelines, while supplying information to support weather forecasting, commercial shipping, fisheries and emergency planning.

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