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Jason-3 Animation
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JPL-Caltech
Published:
April 9, 2015
Jason-3 Animation
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Jason-3
Jason-3
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite secured inside its payload fairing, is rolled to Space Launch Complex 4
Sentinel-6 Rollout at SLC-4, VAFB
The SpaceX Falcon 9 with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is lifted to vertical at Space Launch Complex 4
Sentinel-6 on pad at SLC-4, VAFB
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Jason-1 Artists Concept
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TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks
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TOPEX/Poseidon Launch
TOPEX/Poseidon Launch
These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel
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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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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t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain
t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain
Jason-1 on top of the DPAF
Jason-1 on top of the DPAF
TOPEX/Poseidon launch
TOPEX/Poseidon launch
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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
Headed for Orbit!
Headed for Orbit!
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is lifted to vertical at Space Launch Complex 4
Sentinel-6 on pad at SLC-4, VAFB
Spacecraft processing
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft processing