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Jason-1 launch images
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September 13, 2010
Jason-1 launch images
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Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter
TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter
t - 10 minutes
t - 10 minutes
OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP
OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP
Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
Jason-1 on top of the DPAF
Jason-1 on top of the DPAF
Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying the Jason-3 spacecraft. Liftoff was at 10:42 a.m. PST (1:42 p.m. EST).
Liftoff of Jason-3
Jason-3 3D Model
Jason-3 3D Model
Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
The Antonov cargo aircraft carrying the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite touches down on the runway at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Sept. 24, 2020.
Sentinel-6 Spacecraft Arrival/Offload
In this illustration, the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft - the world's latest sea-level satellite - orbits Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite Orbits Earth (Illustration)
TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks
TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks
These photos were taken during the Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/13/01) Photos: Scott Michel
These photos were taken during the Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/13/01) Photos: Scott Michel
Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
OSTM/Jason-2 LRA
OSTM/Jason-2 LRA
Radiometer Install - April 2007
Radiometer Install - April 2007
The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite sits in front of a testing chamber where mission team members tested whether the spacecraft could endure the loud sounds it will encounter during launch.
Testing of Sentintel-6 Michael Freilich satellite
Water Vapor
Water Vapor
Jason-3 Animation
Jason-3 Animation
The ocean-observing Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Nov. 21, 2020 at 12:17 p.m. EST
NASA and SpaceX Launch U.S.-European Mission to Monitor World's Ocean (Recap)
TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)
TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)
Ocean Dynamic Topography
Ocean Dynamic Topography
QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon
QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon
TOPEX/Poseidon Launch
TOPEX/Poseidon Launch