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September 13, 2010
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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.
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TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth
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High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
This artist's concept shows Jason-3 over the California coast.
Jason-3 over California
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 Line Drawing
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Jason-1 Lithograph
Jason-1 Lithograph
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is lifted to vertical at Space Launch Complex 4
Sentinel-6 on pad at SLC-4, VAFB
Sea Level
Sea Level
In this illustration, the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft - the world's latest sea-level satellite - orbits Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite Orbits Earth (Illustration)
Radiometer Rework - April 2007
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Jason-1 launch images
Jason-1 launch images
Ionospheric Total Electron Content
Ionospheric Total Electron Content
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
This artist's concept show Jason-3 over the Amazon.
Jason-3 over the Amazon
TOPEX/Poseidon launch
TOPEX/Poseidon launch
Ariane 42P launch vehicle
Ariane 42P launch vehicle