Jason-1 Poster

El Niño/La Niña

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.

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will join a long-standing family of Earth observing satellites from NASA and European partners.

Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project

Jason-3 3D Model

TOPEX/Poseidon Measurement System

A key ocean observation satellite has been named after Earth scientist Michael Freilich

Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich

Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1

Jason-1 with 3 Ships

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

These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel

Jason-1 in full flight configuration

Jason-1: JMR instrument

Jason-1: TRSR instrument

t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain

TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth

Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain

Watch the Jason-3 Mission Briefing from Friday, Jan 15, 2016 - panelists gave an overview of the Jason-3 mission.

Oceans' Role in Climate - Applications

Jason-3

Jason-3 on the Launch Pad

Jason-1 launch images

OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft