Jason-1: JMR instrument

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.

Ariane 42P launch vehicle

Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99

Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1 launch images

TOPEX/Poseidon Launch

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

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage

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

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

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

Jason-1 Poster

Jason-1 launch images

NASA and its U.S. and international partners have teamed up to launch a new Earth-observing satellite called Sentinel-6B that will measure sea surface height of most of the planet’s ocean. These ob...

Wave Height

Radiometer Installation Team - April 2007

Jason-1 launch images

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

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1 in full flight configuration

TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter

TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer

Ocean Dynamic Topography

Mike Davis in front of the faring

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images