TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is lifted to vertical at Space Launch Complex 4

Jason-1 launch images

Early morning at the launch pad

Jason-1 launch images

OSTM/Jason-2 DORIS

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

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.

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

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

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

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

OSTM/Jason-2 LRA

OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing

Spacecraft processing

Jason-3

Jason-3 Lifts Off!

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth

Jason-1 Lithograph

Ocean Dynamic Topography

Launching aboard the joint U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is NASA’s next instrument that will help improve weather forecasting.

In this illustration, the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft - the world's latest sea-level satellite - orbits Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth

This is an artist's concept of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft.