Ocean Dynamic Topography

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

Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch

Jason-1 Launch Configuration

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter

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 DORIS

This artist's concept show Jason-3 over the Amazon.

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

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth

Jason-1 in full flight configuration

Early morning at the launch pad

Wave Height

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

TOPEX/Poseidon launch

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

Sea Level

Jason-1 Altimeter

Jason-1: JMR instrument

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.

Jason-3 Lifts Off!

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

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

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