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Jason-1: LRA instrument
Published:
September 13, 2010
Jason-1: LRA instrument
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Jason-1 launch images
Jason-1 launch images
These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel
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TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing
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Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
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Radiometer Installation Team - April 2007
Radiometer Installation Team - April 2007
Jason-3
Jason-3
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Altimeter Mission Series
Altimeter Mission Series
OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept
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Sea Surface Height
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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.
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Jason-1 TRSR
Jason-1 TRSR
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TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS
TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
TOPEX/Poseidon GPS
TOPEX/Poseidon GPS
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
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
Sea Level
Sea Level
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch Footage
t - 10 minutes
t - 10 minutes
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying the Jason-3 spacecraft. Liftoff was at 10:42 a.m. PST (1:42 p.m. EST).
Liftoff of Jason-3
Ariane 42P launch vehicle
Ariane 42P launch vehicle