OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft

Wind Speed

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage

Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99

Altimeter Mission Series

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 LRA

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

Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich

TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks

This artist's concept shows Jason-3 over the California coast.

TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)

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 ...

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF

In this illustration, the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft - the world's latest sea-level satellite - orbits Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.

TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter

Jason-1: First Image

Jason-1 launch images

TOPEX/Poseidon launch

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. 

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

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

Ionospheric Total Electron Content

Jason-1 launch images

TOPEX/Poseidon GPS