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Ocean Dynamic Topography

TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks

Jason-1: First Image

TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)

OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft

Our planet is changing. Our ocean is rising. And it affects us all. That’s why a new international satellite will continue the decades-long watch over our global ocean and help us better understand...

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite secured inside its payload fairing, is rolled to Space Launch Complex 4

Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1

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

Wind Speed

Ionospheric Total Electron Content

Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich

TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS

Water Vapor

Jason-3 Lifts Off!

Ariane 42P launch vehicle

Altimeter Mission Series

Jason-1 Altimeter

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

Jason-1 launch images

TOPEX/Poseidon Launch

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

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-3 Ready for Launch

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Nov. 21, 2020, at 9:17 a.m. PST