OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

Jason-3 Launch

TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

Jason-3 Lifts Off!

For NASA scientist Severine Fournier, studying our planet knows no borders.

Jason-3 3D Model

OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft

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

Jason-1 launch images

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

Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain

Spacecraft processing

TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer

Whale Census and Habitat

t - 10 minutes

Radiometer Rework - April 2007

Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation

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.

Poseidon-3 Altimeter

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

For NASA JPL engineer Parag Vaze, studying Earth’s rising ocean has been a career three decades in the making.

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

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.

Experts from NASA, ESA, EUMETSAT, and NOAA discuss the upcoming launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich in a recorded live broadcast

Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich