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Poseidon-3 Altimeter
Published:
September 13, 2010
Poseidon-3 Altimeter
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Radiometer Installation Team - April 2007
This artist's concept show Jason-3 over France.
Jason-3 over France
Jason-1 launch images
Jason-1 launch images
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
Ionospheric Total Electron Content
Ionospheric Total Electron Content
Jason-1 on top of the DPAF
Jason-1 on top of the DPAF
OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP
OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP
Ariane 42P launch vehicle
Ariane 42P launch vehicle
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
These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel
These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel
Headed for Orbit!
Headed for Orbit!
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
Sentinel-6 Launch
Launching aboard the joint U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is NASA’s next instrument that will help improve weather forecasting.
Using GPS to Improve Weather Forecasts
Sea Surface Height
Sea Surface Height
In this illustration, the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft - the world's latest sea-level satellite - orbits Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite Orbits Earth (Illustration)
Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring
Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring
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
Sentinel-6 Launch
TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth
TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth
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.
Sentinel-6 Spacecraft Arrival/Offload
Jason-3
Jason-3
TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer
TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
Jason-3 Lifts Off!
Jason-3 Lifts Off!
Jason-1 DORIS
Jason-1 DORIS
TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth
TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth