OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

This is an artist's concept of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft.

Water Vapor

TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth

Early morning at the launch pad

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF

Poseidon-3 Altimeter

Jason-1: First Image

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

Jason-3 on the Launch Pad

These photos were taken during the Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/13/01) Photos: Scott Michel

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

Ocean Dynamic Topography

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer

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

Jason-1 Line Drawing

OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing

The SpaceX Falcon 9 with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is lifted to vertical at Space Launch Complex 4

TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth

Jason-1 DORIS

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.

TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

Jason-1: TRSR instrument