Jason-1: JMR instrument

Spacecraft processing

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

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

Jason-3 Launch

Jason-3 Animation

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

TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS

Jason-1 Line Drawing

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

Jason-1 launch images

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

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

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

Jason-1 Launch - Artists Concept

TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth

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

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Radiometer Install - Jan. 2007

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.

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

The joint U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is the next in a line of Earth-observing satellites that will collect the most accurate data yet on sea level and how it changes over time. With ...

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.

TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing