Jason-1 TRSR

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.

This illustration shows the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.

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

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.

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

Whale Census and Habitat

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

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

Jason-1 Radiometer

Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99

In this illustration, the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft - the world's latest sea-level satellite - orbits Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.

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 ...

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth

Jason-1: JMR instrument

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

Spacecraft processing

Jason-1 Launch Configuration

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

Jason-1 Line Drawing

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF

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

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images