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September 13, 2010
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Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth
Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth
This illustration shows the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Artist's Rendering
Water Vapor
Water Vapor
Jason-3
Jason-3
Wave Height
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OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept
OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept
The joint U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is the next in a line of Earth-observing satellites that will collect the most accurate data yet on sea level and how it changes over time. With ...
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Radiometer Rework - April 2007
Radiometer Rework - April 2007
Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring
Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring
Poseidon-3 Altimeter
Poseidon-3 Altimeter
TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks
TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks
Jason-1 on top of the DPAF
Jason-1 on top of the DPAF
Jason-1: JMR instrument
Jason-1: JMR instrument
Jason-1 Launch Configuration
Jason-1 Launch Configuration
Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain
Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Nov. 21, 2020, at 9:17 a.m. PST
Sentinel-6 Launch
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
These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel
These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel
Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry
Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry
TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter
TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter
Jason-1 launch images
Jason-1 launch images
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 Radiometer Antenna
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
Jason-3 Lifts Off!
Jason-3 Lifts Off!
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
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