Jason-1 Radiometer

Headed for Orbit!

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

t - 10 minutes

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.

Jason-1: First Image

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

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

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

Jason-1 Launch - Artists Concept

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Jason-1 on top of the DPAF

TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS

Jason-1: LRA instrument

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept

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

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

OSTM/Jason-2 DORIS

Jason-1 in full flight configuration

Mike Davis in front of the faring

Spacecraft processing

Jason-3