Jason-1 LRA

t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain

Jason-1 in full flight configuration

Launching aboard the joint U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is NASA’s next instrument that will help improve weather forecasting.

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

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

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

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Poseidon-3 Altimeter

OSTM/Jason-2 LRA

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

Spacecraft processing

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is lifted to vertical at Space Launch Complex 4

Jason-3 on the Launch Pad

Jason-1 Artists Concept

Sea Surface Height

The SpaceX Falcon 9 with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is lifted to vertical at Space Launch Complex 4

These photos were taken during the Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/13/01) Photos: Scott Michel

Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain

OSTM/Jason-2 DORIS

OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft

TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

Jason-1 TRSR

Headed for Orbit!