Wind Speed

These photos were taken during the Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/13/01) Photos: Scott Michel

Early morning at the launch pad

TOPEX/Poseidon GPS

Poseidon-3 Altimeter

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

Ocean Dynamic Topography

Sea Level

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter

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

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is lifted to vertical at Space Launch Complex 4

Jason-3 Ready for Launch

OSTM/Jason-2 LRA

Jason-1: TRSR instrument

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

t - 12 minutes

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

Sea Surface Height

Ocean Dynamic Topography

This animation illustrates the evolution of sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies (relative to the respective normal state) in the Pacific Ocean associated with the 2015-2016 El Niño.

TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer

Spacecraft processing

Headed for Orbit!

TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS