OSTM/Jason-2 LRA

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

Ariane 42P launch vehicle

Headed for Orbit!

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

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. 

Wave Height

Sea Level

TOPEX/Poseidon launch

OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing

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

Mike Davis in front of the faring

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing

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

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

TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS

t - 12 minutes

Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain

Ocean Dynamic Topography

Jason-1 Altimeter

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

Jason-1: LRA instrument