Jason-1 Lithograph

TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing

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...

TOPEX/Poseidon GPS

Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch

Jason-1: LRA instrument

Jason-1 launch images

Ocean Dynamic Topography

TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)

TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks

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

Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain

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

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

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

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

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF

Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation

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.

TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth

Jason-3

Jason-1 Poster

TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth

Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring

Headed for Orbit!