Jason-1: First Image

TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite secured inside its payload fairing, is rolled to Space Launch Complex 4

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

Jason-1 in full flight configuration

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF

Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography

Jason-1: LRA instrument

Radiometer Rework - 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.

Ocean Dynamic Topography

Ionospheric Total Electron Content

Jason-1 Altimeter

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 ...

Radiometer Install - Jan. 2007

TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth

Jason-3 on the Launch Pad

TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data

This illustration shows the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.

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.

Ocean Dynamic Topography

Jason-1 TRSR

Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring

On the left is Sea Surface Height Anomalies (SSHA) relative to the sea level mean (1993-2018). On the right is Global Mean Sea Level (GMSL) with the sea level trend as the straight line. The data a...

Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)