Jason-1 launch images

TOPEX/Poseidon launch

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

Jason-1 in full flight configuration

Jason-3

OSTM/Jason-2 LRA

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying the Jason-3 spacecraft. Liftoff was at 10:42 a.m. PST (1:42 p.m. EST).

Jason-3 Launch

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

Headed for Orbit!

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

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1 launch images

Whale Census and Habitat

Jason-1: LRA instrument

TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data

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

Ariane 42P launch vehicle

Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain

Jason-3 Ready for Launch

Radiometer Rework - April 2007

TOPEX/Poseidon GPS

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

Altimeter Mission Series

TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter