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Jason-3 Animation
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JPL-Caltech
Published:
April 9, 2015
Jason-3 Animation
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SSH and SST - Pacific Ocean
SSH and SST - Pacific Ocean
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Jason-1 Artists Concept
Jason-1 Artists Concept
Jason-3 Ready for Launch
Jason-3 Ready for Launch
Mike Davis in front of the faring
Mike Davis in front of the faring
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
SSH and SST - Global
SSH and SST - Global
TOPEX/Poseidon Instruments
TOPEX/Poseidon Instruments
Jason-1 in full flight configuration
Jason-1 in full flight configuration
TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept
TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept
Jason-1 Lithograph
Jason-1 Lithograph
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El Niño: 1997 vs. 2015
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SSH and SST - Indian Ocean
SSH and SST - Indian Ocean
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Sea Surface Height Anomalies and Global Mean Sea Level
TOPEX/Poseidon launch
TOPEX/Poseidon launch
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).
Liftoff of Jason-3
Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
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
Sentinel-6 Launch
The Falcon 9 protective payload fairing containing the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite
Payload fairing containing the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite
Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
These photos were taken during the Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/13/01) Photos: Scott Michel
These photos were taken during the Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/13/01) Photos: Scott Michel
Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation
Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation