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TOPEX/Poseidon Launch
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August 10, 2000
TOPEX/Poseidon Launch
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TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)
TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)
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Jason-1 launch images
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Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
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Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
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Jason-1 launch images
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Jason-1 on top of the DPAF
Jason-1 on top of the DPAF
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Jason-3 on the Launch Pad
Jason-3 on the Launch Pad
Ariane 42P launch vehicle
Ariane 42P launch vehicle
Spacecraft processing
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft processing
Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
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These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel
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Jason-1 in full flight configuration
Jason-1 in full flight configuration
Changing conditions in the Pacific have stirred up Earth’s largest ocean and redistributed its heat, piling up warm waters along U.S. Western shores and raising sea level in the process.
Rising Waters on the West Coast
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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
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