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OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft
Published:
September 13, 2010
OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft
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OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP
OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP
Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
To provide scientists with essential information about global and regional changes in the seas, NASA will launch the Jason-3 satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
Jason-3: Studying the Earth's Oceans from Space
Radiometer Rework - April 2007
Radiometer Rework - April 2007
Water Vapor
Water Vapor
TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer
TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer
Radiometer Install - Jan. 2007
Radiometer Install - Jan. 2007
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch Footage
Watch the Jason-3 Mission Briefing from Friday, Jan 15, 2016 - panelists gave an overview of the Jason-3 mission.
Getting To Know Jason-3
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
Jason-3 Animation
Jason-3 Animation
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept
TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept
Jason-1 in full flight configuration
Jason-1 in full flight configuration
Jason-3 Ready for Launch
Jason-3 Ready for Launch
TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth
TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth
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.
Testing of Sentintel-6 Michael Freilich satellite
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).
Liftoff of Jason-3
Our planet is changing. Our ocean is rising. And it affects us all. That’s why a new international satellite will continue the decades-long watch over our global ocean and help us better understand...
Behind the Spacecraft – Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
Mike Davis in front of the faring
Mike Davis in front of the faring
Jason-1: TRSR instrument
Jason-1: TRSR instrument
OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP
OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP
Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99
Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99
Jason-1 launch images
Jason-1 launch images