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OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft
Published:
September 13, 2010
OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft
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Jason-1 Poster
Jason-1 Poster
Jason-3 on the Launch Pad
Jason-3 on the Launch Pad
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
Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain
Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
Radiometer Installation Team - April 2007
Radiometer Installation Team - April 2007
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
This is an artist's concept of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft.
Artist's concept of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
These photos were taken during the Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/13/01) Photos: Scott Michel
These photos were taken during the Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/13/01) Photos: Scott Michel
Radiometer Install - April 2007
Radiometer Install - April 2007
A key ocean observation satellite has been named after Earth scientist Michael Freilich
Ocean Satellite Renamed for Noted Scientist
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
TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks
TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks
Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
Water Vapor
Water Vapor
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
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
Radiometer Install - Jan. 2007
Radiometer Install - Jan. 2007
Jason-1 Radiometer
Jason-1 Radiometer
For NASA JPL engineer Parag Vaze, studying Earth’s rising ocean has been a career three decades in the making.
NASA Engineer Observes Sea Level Rise from Space for 30 Years
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
Jason-1 Artists Concept
Jason-1 Artists Concept
OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept
OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept