Jason-1: LRA 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.

Jason-3

Ocean Dynamic Topography

Radiometer Install - April 2007

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

Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain

Wave Height

Wind Speed

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.

Radiometer Install - Jan. 2007

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

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...

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

Jason-1 TRSR

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 ...

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

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF

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

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

OSTM/Jason-2 DORIS

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

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

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

QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon

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