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Jason-3 Ready for Launch
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Jason-3 Ready for Launch
Jason-3 Ready for Launch
TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept
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TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept
TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept
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 ...
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Testing of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite
Testing of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite
TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing
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TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing
TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing
A key ocean observation satellite has been named after Earth scientist Michael Freilich
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A key ocean observation satellite has been named after Earth scientist Michael Freilich
Ocean Satellite Renamed for Noted Scientist
TOPEX/Poseidon Sticker
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TOPEX/Poseidon Sticker
TOPEX/Poseidon Sticker
QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon
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QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon
QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon
Our planet is changing. Our ocean is rising. And it affects us all. That’s why a new international satellite will continue the decades-long watch over our global ocean and help us better understand...
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Our planet is changing. Our ocean is rising. And it affects us all. That’s why a new international satellite will continue the decades-long watch over our global ocean and help us better understand how climate change is reshaping our planet.
Behind the Spacecraft – Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite secured inside its payload fairing, is rolled to Space Launch Complex 4
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Falcon 9 rolled to pad
Sentinel-6 Rollout at SLC-4, VAFB
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying the Jason-3 spacecraft. Liftoff was at 10:42 a.m. PST (1:42 p.m. EST).
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Liftoff of Jason-3
Liftoff of Jason-3
The ocean-observing Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Nov. 21, 2020 at 12:17 p.m. EST
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Recap video of Sentinel-6 Micahel Freilich launch
NASA and SpaceX Launch U.S.-European Mission to Monitor World's Ocean (Recap)
Early morning at the launch pad
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Early morning at the launch pad
Early morning at the launch pad
To provide scientists with essential information about global and regional changes in the seas, NASA will launch the Jason-3 satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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To provide scientists with essential information about global and regional changes in the seas, NASA will launch the Jason-3 satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
Jason-3: Studying the Earth's Oceans from Space
La Niña Series
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La Niña Series
La Niña Series
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
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High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain
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t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain
t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain
El Niño/La Niña
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El Niño/La Niña
El Niño/La Niña
This artist's concept shows Jason-3 over the California coast.
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Artists concept of Jason-3 over the California coast
Jason-3 over California
For NASA JPL engineer Parag Vaze, studying Earth’s rising ocean has been a career three decades in the making.
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For NASA JPL engineer Parag Vaze, studying Earth’s rising ocean has been a career three decades in the making.
NASA Engineer Observes Sea Level Rise from Space for 30 Years
Watch the Jason-3 Mission Briefing from Friday, Jan 15, 2016 - panelists gave an overview of the Jason-3 mission.
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Watch the Jason-3 Mission Briefing from Friday, Jan 15, 2016 - panelists gave an overview of the Jason-3 mission.
Getting To Know Jason-3
Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth
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Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth
Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth
Our Rising Seas infographic (version 2020)
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cover of brochure
Our Rising Seas
Launched on January 17, 2016, Jason-3 is a partnership that includes NOAA, NASA, CNES, and EUMETSAT.  The map shown here was generated using sea surface height measurements from the first 10 days (...
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Jason-3 Begins Mapping the Ocean
Jason-3 Begins Mapping the Ocean
Jason-1 Launch - Artists Concept
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Jason-1 Launch - Artists Concept
Jason-1 Launch - Artists Concept
Jason-1 launch images
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Jason-1 launch images
Jason-1 launch images