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September 13, 2010
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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
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite secured inside its payload fairing, is rolled to Space Launch Complex 4
Sentinel-6 Rollout at SLC-4, VAFB
This artist's concept show Jason-3 over France.
Jason-3 over France
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
Radiometer Install - April 2007
Radiometer Install - April 2007
TOPEX/Poseidon LRA
TOPEX/Poseidon LRA
OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing
OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing
Headed for Orbit!
Headed for Orbit!
Jason-1 DORIS
Jason-1 DORIS
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)
Whale Census and Habitat
Whale Census and Habitat
El Niño is characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the eastern equatorial Pacific. The warmer water associated with El Niño displaces colder water in the upper layer of the ocean caus...
Sea Surface Height Anomaly, 2014-2016
This artist's concept shows Jason-3 over the California coast.
Jason-3 over California
Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring
Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring
Jason-1: First Image
Jason-1: First Image
t - 12 minutes
t - 12 minutes
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 Falcon 9 protective payload fairing containing the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite
Payload fairing containing the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite
TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer
TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer
OSTM/Jason-2 DORIS
OSTM/Jason-2 DORIS
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
Ionospheric Total Electron Content
Ionospheric Total Electron Content
Jason-3 Launch
Jason-3 Launch
Jason-1 launch images
Jason-1 launch images
Jason-1 Line Drawing
Jason-1 Line Drawing