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Jason-1 Poster
Published:
September 13, 2010
Jason-1 Poster
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Jason-1 launch images
Jason-1 launch images
Jason-1 launch images
Jason-1 launch images
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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Jason-1 Launch Configuration
Jason-1 Launch Configuration
Jason-1: JMR instrument
Jason-1: JMR instrument
Jason-1 on top of the DPAF
Jason-1 on top of the DPAF
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
Jason-1: LRA instrument
Jason-1: LRA instrument
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TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)
TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)
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
The SpaceX Falcon 9 with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is lifted to vertical at Space Launch Complex 4
Sentinel-6 on pad at SLC-4, VAFB
Headed for Orbit!
Headed for Orbit!
Our planet is changing. Our ocean is rising. And it affects us all. That’s why a new international satellite will continue the decades-long watch over our global ocean and help us better understand...
Behind the Spacecraft – Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich
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)
Mission team members perform acoustic tests of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite in a chamber outfitted with giant speakers that blast the spacecraft with sound. This is to ensure that the ...
Testing of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch Footage
Jason-3 Animation
Jason-3 Animation
La Niña Series
La Niña Series
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El Niño Poster
El Niño Poster
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Jason-1 JPL Open House '99 Display
Jason-1 JPL Open House '99 Display
Launched on January 17, 2016, Jason-3 is a partnership that includes NOAA, NASA, CNES, and EUMETSAT. The map shown here was generated using sea surface height measurements from the first 10 days (...
Jason-3 Begins Mapping the Ocean