TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept

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.

Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1

TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage

TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter

TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will join a long-standing family of Earth observing satellites from NASA and European partners.

Jason-3 Launch

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 ...

For NASA scientist Severine Fournier, studying our planet knows no borders.

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

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

Jason-1 in full flight configuration

Jason-1 Lithograph

A key ocean observation satellite has been named after Earth scientist Michael Freilich

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Jason-3 Lifts Off!

Jason-1 Radiometer

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 launch images

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

TOPEX/Poseidon LRA

Sea Surface Height

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

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.