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TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter
Published:
September 13, 2010
TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter
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Launching aboard the joint U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is NASA’s next instrument that will help improve weather forecasting.
Using GPS to Improve Weather Forecasts
TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth
TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
Jason-3
Jason-3
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is lifted to vertical at Space Launch Complex 4
Sentinel-6 on pad at SLC-4, VAFB
Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
Jason-1: JMR instrument
Jason-1: JMR instrument
Wave Height
Wave Height
Jason-1: First Image
Jason-1: First Image
Mike Davis in front of the faring
Mike Davis in front of the faring
Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
Jason-1 LRA
Jason-1 LRA
Jason-1 Launch - Artists Concept
Jason-1 Launch - Artists Concept
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.
Testing of Sentintel-6 Michael Freilich satellite
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
Ionospheric Total Electron Content
Ionospheric Total Electron Content
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite secured inside its payload fairing, is rolled to Space Launch Complex 4
Sentinel-6 Rollout at SLC-4, VAFB
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
TOPEX/Poseidon LRA
TOPEX/Poseidon LRA
TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer
TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer
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.
Sentinel-6 Spacecraft Arrival/Offload
TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing
TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite secured inside its payload fairing, is rolled to Space Launch Complex 4
Sentinel-6 Rollout at SLC-4, VAFB
Jason-1 launch images
Jason-1 launch images
Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch
Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch