TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS

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 ...

Jason-3 Ready for Launch

Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept

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

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Jason-3

Poseidon-3 Altimeter

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF

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

Jason-1 Altimeter

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t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing

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

OSTM/Jason-2 DORIS

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

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. 

Water Vapor

TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth

Early morning at the launch pad

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Nov. 21, 2020, at 9:17 a.m. PST