Sea Surface Height

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

Jason-3 Ready for Launch

TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth

Headed for Orbit!

Jason-3

Water Vapor

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

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

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

Jason-1: JMR instrument

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

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

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

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

Spacecraft processing

Jason-1 in full flight configuration

The Falcon 9 protective payload fairing containing the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite

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

Jason-1 TRSR

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.

OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing

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

Radiometer Install - Jan. 2007

Ocean Dynamic Topography

Wave Height