OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing

TOPEX/Poseidon Launch

Jason-1 Launch Configuration

Headed for Orbit!

Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99

TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data

TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth

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OSTM/Jason-2 LRA

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

Jason-1 Altimeter

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This illustration shows the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.

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.

These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel

Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1

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Jason-1 Poster

These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel

Jason-1 Radiometer

Jason-1: TRSR instrument

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.

Sea Surface Height

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 ...