Jason-1: TRSR instrument

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

Sea Level

Jason-3

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

Early morning at the launch pad

Sea Surface Height

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

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.

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

Jason-1 launch images

This artist's concept shows Jason-3 over the California coast.

Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain

Jason-1 LRA

TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter

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.

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

OSTM/Jason-2 LRA

OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing

Jason-1: JMR instrument

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 on top of the DPAF

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage

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

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