Sea Level

Jason-1 in full flight configuration

Headed for Orbit!

Ionospheric Total Electron Content

Jason-1 launch images

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

Poseidon-3 Altimeter

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

Jason-1 launch images

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

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.

Jason-1 Line Drawing

Jason-1: JMR instrument

Jason-1 Altimeter

TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter

Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain

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

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

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

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

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Water Vapor

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

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept