Jason-1: LRA instrument

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

Whale Census and Habitat

TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing

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

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data

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 ...

Mike Davis in front of the faring

Jason-1 launch images

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 Line Drawing

TOPEX/Poseidon GPS

Jason-1 Line Drawing

Ariane 42P launch vehicle

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

Early morning at the launch pad

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

TOPEX/Poseidon launch

Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation

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...

Jason-1 Lithograph

Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich

Sea Surface Height

Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1: TRSR instrument