TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

Jason-1 Altimeter

TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth

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. 

Mike Davis in front of the faring

Spacecraft processing

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

Wind Speed

Jason-3 Launch

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer

Jason-1 Radiometer

Whale Census and Habitat

Jason-1 Launch Configuration

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

Jason-1 in full flight configuration

Jason-1 launch images

Sea Level

Mission team members perform acoustic tests of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite in a chamber outfitted with giant speakers that blast the spacecraft with sound. This is to ensure that the ...

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data

Radiometer Install - Jan. 2007

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.

Jason-1: JMR instrument