Jason-1 launch images

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

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

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

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TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing

Jason-1 Poster

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

Radiometer Install - Jan. 2007

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

The joint U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is the next in a line of Earth-observing satellites that will collect the most accurate data yet on sea level and how it changes over time. With ...

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

Mike Davis in front of the faring

Water Vapor

Jason-3

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.

A key ocean observation satellite has been named after Earth scientist Michael Freilich

Jason-3 on the Launch Pad

TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter

Jason-1: LRA instrument

The Falcon 9 protective payload fairing containing the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite

Jason-1 TRSR

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

Sea Surface Height

To provide scientists with essential information about global and regional changes in the seas, NASA will launch the Jason-3 satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.