Ariane 42P launch vehicle

Jason-1 launch images

Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1

OSTM/Jason-2 DORIS

To provide scientists with essential information about global and regional changes in the seas, NASA will launch the Jason-3 satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Jason-1 launch images

Jason-3

Water Vapor

TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data

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. 

Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring

Jason-3 3D Model

Jason-1 in full flight configuration

TOPEX/Poseidon LRA

The ocean-observing Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Nov. 21, 2020 at 12:17 p.m. EST

Jason-1 LRA

Mike Davis in front of the faring

Jason-1 Poster

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 ...

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

Jason-1 Launch Configuration

The joint U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is the next in a line of Earth-observing satellites that will collect the most accurate data yet on sea level and how it changes over time. With ...

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

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