OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

Early morning at the launch pad

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

Jason-1 Launch - Artists Concept

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

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage

Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99

Jason-3 3D Model

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite secured inside its payload fairing, is rolled to Space Launch Complex 4

OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing

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

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

Jason-3

The joint U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is the next in a line of Earth-observing satellites that will collect the most accurate data yet on sea level and how it changes over time. With ...

Radiometer Rework - April 2007

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

The ocean-observing Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Nov. 21, 2020 at 12:17 p.m. EST

Radiometer Install - Jan. 2007

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

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.

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

Jason-1 Launch Configuration

Jason-1 in full flight configuration

Jason-1: First Image

TOPEX/Poseidon GPS