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Jason-1 TRSR

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.

TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

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.

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

Radiometer Installation Team - April 2007

Jason-1 in full flight configuration

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

Sea Level

Jason-1: TRSR instrument

Jason-3 Launch

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

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

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

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 Radiometer Antenna

t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer

Jason-1 launch images

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

Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain

TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth