Ariane 42P launch vehicle

TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth

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 images

Radiometer Rework - April 2007

Experts from NASA, ESA, EUMETSAT, and NOAA discuss the upcoming launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich in a recorded live broadcast

Jason-3

Altimeter Mission Series

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

Jason-3 Launch

Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich

Wind Speed

Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99

Jason-1 Poster

TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept

Jason-3 Lifts Off!

Jason-1 launch images

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.

Early morning at the launch pad

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...

TOPEX/Poseidon launch

This illustration shows the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.

Jason-1 Artists Concept

TOPEX/Poseidon Launch

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

Headed for Orbit!