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TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter
Published:
September 13, 2010
TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter
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Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
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Wave Height
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Jason-1 TRSR
Jason-1 TRSR
Jason-3
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OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept
OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept
Jason-1 launch images
Jason-1 launch images
Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
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Water Vapor
Water Vapor
Jason-1 Launch Configuration
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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
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 on top of the DPAF
Jason-1 on top of the DPAF
Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth
Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth
Ocean Dynamic Topography
Ocean Dynamic Topography
Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
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Sea Level
Sea Level
This artist's concept shows Jason-3 over the California coast.
Jason-3 over California
Ocean Dynamic Topography
Ocean Dynamic Topography
Early morning at the launch pad
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Jason-3 on the Launch Pad
Jason-3 on the Launch Pad
Ionospheric Total Electron Content
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OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
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This illustration shows the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Artist's Rendering