Jason-1 Radiometer

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

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

t - 12 minutes

Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring

Whale Census and Habitat

Jason-3 on the Launch Pad

Radiometer Install - April 2007

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

Poseidon-3 Altimeter

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF

Wave Height

t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain

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

Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain

Early morning at the launch pad

Jason-1 DORIS

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 ...

Sea Level

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite secured inside its payload fairing, is rolled to Space Launch Complex 4

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

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

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.

Headed for Orbit!

TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer