Ariane 42P launch vehicle

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

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

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.

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

Early morning at the launch pad

Poseidon-3 Altimeter

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data

Jason-3 3D Model

Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1

This artist's concept show Jason-3 over the Amazon.

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

Ionospheric Total Electron Content

Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)

Jason-1 launch images

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.

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

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

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

t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain

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

Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation

Jason-3 Animation

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

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.