OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain

Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography

Jason-1 Radiometer

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

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

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

Mike Davis in front of the faring

Headed for Orbit!

Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring

TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data

Jason-1 launch images

TOPEX/Poseidon GPS

Jason-1 Poster

Jason-3 3D Model

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

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).

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 Altimeter

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.

Sea Surface Height

Jason-1 Launch Configuration

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS

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