Ariane 42P launch vehicle

Ionospheric Total Electron Content

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 ...

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

Jason-1 Radiometer

Jason-3 Ready for Launch

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data

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.

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

Jason-1 DORIS

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

Jason-1 LRA

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

Wave Height

Jason-1 launch images

t - 10 minutes

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite secured inside its payload fairing, is rolled to Space Launch Complex 4

Water Vapor

TOPEX/Poseidon Launch

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

Headed for Orbit!

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

Jason-1 Artists Concept

Jason-1 Launch - Artists Concept