OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

Jason-1: JMR instrument

Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain

Jason-1 launch images

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage

TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

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

Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99

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

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Radiometer Install - April 2007

Mission team members perform acoustic tests of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite in a chamber outfitted with giant speakers that blast the spacecraft with sound. This is to ensure that the ...

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

Sea Level

Jason-1 Launch Configuration

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1 Radiometer

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

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying the Jason-3 spacecraft. Liftoff was at 10:42 a.m. PST (1:42 p.m. EST).

Mike Davis in front of the faring

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.

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.

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1