Jason-1: TRSR instrument

Jason-3 Lifts Off!

In this illustration, the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft - the world's latest sea-level satellite - orbits Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.

TOPEX/Poseidon LRA

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1 Altimeter

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

Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring

Poseidon-3 Altimeter

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will join a long-standing family of Earth observing satellites from NASA and European partners.

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Ocean Dynamic Topography

Jason-1 DORIS

Jason-1: JMR instrument

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data

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

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

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...

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 ...

Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich

Early morning at the launch pad

t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain

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.

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept