Wave Height

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 ...

Jason-1 LRA

TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data

Jason-1 launch images

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

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.

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

Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch

OSTM/Jason-2 DORIS

Jason-1 DORIS

Radiometer Rework - April 2007

Jason-3

Poseidon-3 Altimeter

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

OSTM/Jason-2 LRA

Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1: TRSR instrument

Jason-3 Launch

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

Ariane 42P launch vehicle

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

Radiometer Installation Team - April 2007

In this illustration, the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft - the world's latest sea-level satellite - orbits Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.

Sea Level