OSTM/Jason-2 LRA

OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

Ocean Dynamic Topography

t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain

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.

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

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

Radiometer Installation Team - April 2007

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

Jason-3 Ready for Launch

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

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

TOPEX/Poseidon launch

Jason-3

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

Jason-1 Radiometer

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

Jason-3

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

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

Jason-3 on the Launch Pad

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF

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

Wave Height

Poseidon-3 Altimeter