Ariane 42P launch vehicle

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

Jason-3

Radiometer Installation Team - April 2007

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

Wind Speed

Headed for Orbit!

Jason-1 Poster

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

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

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

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

Jason-3 Launch

Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation

Early morning at the launch pad

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

This artist's concept shows Jason-3 over the California coast.

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.

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OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich

Ocean Dynamic Topography

Jason-3 Ready for Launch

TOPEX/Poseidon LRA

Jason-1 launch images

TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter