TOPEX/Poseidon GPS

TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth

Jason-1 Launch - Artists Concept

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

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

Jason-1 Radiometer

TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing

Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography

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

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

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

Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter

Water Vapor

Headed for Orbit!

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

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

Sea Level

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel

Jason-3 Launch

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

The Falcon 9 protective payload fairing containing the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite

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