Jason-1 TRSR

OSTM/Jason-2 LRA

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 Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel

Jason-1 Altimeter

Jason-3

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

Radiometer Install - April 2007

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

OSTM/Jason-2 DORIS

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

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

Jason-1 DORIS

TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS

Wind Speed

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.

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

TOPEX/Poseidon LRA

Jason-1 launch images

t - 12 minutes

Spacecraft processing

Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1: LRA instrument

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 ...

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth