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Water Vapor
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September 13, 2010
Water Vapor
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Radiometer Installation Team - April 2007
Radiometer Installation Team - April 2007
This artist's concept show Jason-3 over the Amazon.
Jason-3 over the Amazon
Jason-3
Jason-3
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
OSTM/Jason-2 LRA
OSTM/Jason-2 LRA
Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry
Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry
Jason-1: First Image
Jason-1: First Image
TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth
TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth
TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data
TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data
These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel
These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel
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
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
Sea Level
Sea Level
Jason-1 LRA
Jason-1 LRA
Jason-3
Jason-3
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...
Sea Surface Height Anomalies and Global Mean Sea Level
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring
Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring
TOPEX/Poseidon launch
TOPEX/Poseidon launch
Radiometer Rework - April 2007
Radiometer Rework - April 2007
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 ...
Testing of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite
Jason-3 Launch
Jason-3 Launch
t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain
t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain
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