Jason-1 TRSR

Jason-1 Altimeter

Headed for Orbit!

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.

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

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. 

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 ...

Jason-1 Launch - Artists Concept

TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS

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

Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography

t - 10 minutes

Sea Level

Jason-3 Launch

Ocean Dynamic Topography

Water Vapor

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

Sea Surface Height

Jason-1 Artists Concept

Jason-1: JMR instrument

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

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

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

Jason-3

Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP