Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1 TRSR

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.

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

Spacecraft processing

Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography

The ocean-observing Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Nov. 21, 2020 at 12:17 p.m. EST

TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data

Ocean Dynamic Topography

TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept

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

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

NASA and its U.S. and international partners have teamed up to launch a new Earth-observing satellite called Sentinel-6B that will measure sea surface height of most of the planet’s ocean. These ob...

Radiometer Install - April 2007

Poseidon-3 Altimeter

Wind Speed

TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer

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

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

Experts from NASA, ESA, EUMETSAT, and NOAA discuss the upcoming launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich in a recorded live broadcast

Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99

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

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

Radiometer Rework - April 2007

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1 Lithograph