Jason-1 launch images

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.

Jason-1 Artists Concept

Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF

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

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. 

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing

Jason-1 launch images

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Sea Surface Height

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Whale Census and Habitat

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

This artist's concept show Jason-3 over the Amazon.

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

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

Jason-1: JMR instrument

TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS

Jason-1 DORIS

Jason-1 Launch - Artists Concept

Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography

OSTM/Jason-2 DORIS

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