Jason-1 on top of the DPAF

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

For NASA JPL engineer Parag Vaze, studying Earth’s rising ocean has been a career three decades in the making.

Jason-1 Radiometer

Early morning at the launch pad

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

Jason-1 Artists Concept

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

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. 

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

Mike Davis in front of the faring

This is an artist's concept of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft.

Altimeter Mission Series

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

Jason-1 TRSR

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept

Jason-1 Launch - Artists Concept

Jason-1 LRA

Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation

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

Jason-1: JMR instrument

TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter

Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch

Jason-1: First Image

Jason-1 launch images