Jason-1 Launch - Artists Concept

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

Jason-1 Altimeter

TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS

Altimeter Mission Series

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks

Jason-3

Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)

Wave Height

Jason-1 Radiometer

OSTM/Jason-2 LRA

Jason-1 LRA

Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Radiometer Install - Jan. 2007

These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage

This artist's concept show Jason-3 over the Amazon.

Jason-1 launch images

This is an artist's concept of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft.

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

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

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 ...