TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth

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

Our planet is changing. Our ocean is rising. And it affects us all. That’s why a new international satellite will continue the decades-long watch over our global ocean and help us better understand...

Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain

Jason-1: TRSR instrument

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

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

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

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

Jason-1 launch images

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TOPEX/Poseidon LRA

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

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

Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite sits in front of a testing chamber where mission team members tested whether the spacecraft could endure the loud sounds it will encounter during launch.

TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

OSTM/Jason-2 LRA

Jason-1: First Image

Jason-1 Line Drawing

Jason-1 Lithograph

TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data

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