Jason-1 Line Drawing

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

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

Jason-1 DORIS

Early morning at the launch pad

Ocean Dynamic Topography

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.

Jason-1: LRA instrument

Jason-1 Launch Configuration

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

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

Jason-1 Artists Concept

Jason-1 Launch - Artists Concept

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.

This artist's concept show Jason-3 over France.

TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks

Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain

Jason-1 Lithograph

Wave Height

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data

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

For NASA scientist Severine Fournier, studying our planet knows no borders.

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

Jason-3 3D Model

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images