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September 13, 2010
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Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring
Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring
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.
Sentinel-6 Spacecraft Arrival/Offload
OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP
OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP
These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel
These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation
Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation
Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth
Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth
Headed for Orbit!
Headed for Orbit!
Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich
Watch the Launch of the Ocean-Observing Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite
Jason-1 Lithograph
Jason-1 Lithograph
Water Vapor
Water Vapor
Jason-1 Poster
Jason-1 Poster
Recorded live broadcast of Sentinel-6B, launched at 9:21 p.m. PST, Sunday, Nov. 16 (12:21 a.m. EST, Monday, Nov. 17) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Relive the Launch: Sentinel-6B
Wave Height
Wave Height
This artist's concept show Jason-3 over France.
Jason-3 over France
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is lifted to vertical at Space Launch Complex 4
Sentinel-6 on pad at SLC-4, VAFB
Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will join a long-standing family of Earth observing satellites from NASA and European partners.
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite Family Tree
t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain
t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain
This artist's concept shows Jason-3 over the California coast.
Jason-3 over California
These photos were taken during the Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/13/01) Photos: Scott Michel
These photos were taken during the Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/13/01) Photos: Scott Michel
Jason-3 Launch
Jason-3 Launch
Experts from NASA, ESA, EUMETSAT, and NOAA discuss the upcoming launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich in a recorded live broadcast
News Update on Launch of the Sea Level-Monitoring Satellite, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich