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Jason-1 Altimeter
Published:
September 13, 2010
Jason-1 Altimeter
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Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP
OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP
Radiometer Install - Jan. 2007
Radiometer Install - Jan. 2007
Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept
OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept
TOPEX/Poseidon LRA
TOPEX/Poseidon LRA
Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
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.
Sentinel-6 Spacecraft Arrival/Offload
Jason-3
Jason-3
Jason-1 launch images
Jason-1 launch images
Mission team members perform acoustic tests of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite in a chamber outfitted with giant speakers that blast the spacecraft with sound. This is to ensure that the ...
Testing of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite
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
Sentinel-6 Launch
Jason-1 Radiometer
Jason-1 Radiometer
TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data
TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data
Jason-1 DORIS
Jason-1 DORIS
This illustration shows the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Artist's Rendering
OSTM/Jason-2 LRA
OSTM/Jason-2 LRA
Ocean Dynamic Topography
Ocean Dynamic Topography
Radiometer Installation Team - April 2007
Radiometer Installation Team - April 2007
Wind Speed
Wind Speed
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.
Sentinel-6 Spacecraft Arrival/Offload
Launching aboard the joint U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is NASA’s next instrument that will help improve weather forecasting.
Using GPS to Improve Weather Forecasts
Sea Level
Sea Level
TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter
TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter