Jason-1 Artists Concept

QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon

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

OSTM/Jason-2 LRA

To provide scientists with essential information about global and regional changes in the seas, NASA will launch the Jason-3 satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Jason-3 Ready for Launch

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OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing

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.

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

Jason-1 Radiometer

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

For NASA JPL engineer Parag Vaze, studying Earth’s rising ocean has been a career three decades in the making.

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

Ionospheric Total Electron Content

TOPEX/Poseidon Launch

Jason-1: First Image

Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch

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

Water Vapor

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 Artist's Concept

Watch the Jason-3 Science Briefing from Friday, Jan 15, 2016 - panelists discussed the science and research of the Jason-3 mission.

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