OSTM/Jason-2 LRA

Jason-1 Lithograph

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

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

Jason-3

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

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 ...

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.

Early morning at the launch pad

Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99

Radiometer Installation Team - April 2007

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. 

Launching aboard the joint U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is NASA’s next instrument that will help improve weather forecasting.

Jason-1 launch images

Ocean Dynamic Topography

TOPEX/Poseidon GPS

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite secured inside its payload fairing, is rolled to Space Launch Complex 4

Wind Speed

Jason-1: LRA instrument

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

Spacecraft processing

Jason-3 Ready for Launch

Jason-1 Altimeter

Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF