Jason-1 Lithograph

TOPEX/Poseidon LRA

Jason-1 Altimeter

TOPEX/Poseidon GPS

Jason-1 LRA

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

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

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)

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.

Ocean Dynamic Topography

TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data

Recorded live broadcast of Sentinel-6B, launched at 9:21 p.m. PST, Sunday, Nov. 16 (12:21 a.m. EST, Monday, Nov. 17) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring

Sea Surface Height

Jason-3 Ready for Launch

Radiometer Install - April 2007

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will join a long-standing family of Earth observing satellites from NASA and European partners.

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

The Falcon 9 protective payload fairing containing the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite

TOPEX/Poseidon Launch

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

These photos were taken during the Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/13/01) Photos: Scott Michel

Whale Census and Habitat

Radiometer Install - Jan. 2007

OSTM/Jason-2 LRA