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Jason-3
Published:
January 14, 2016
Artist's rendering of Jason-3.
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The Antonov cargo aircraft carrying the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite touches down on the runway at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Sept. 24, 2020.
Sentinel-6 Spacecraft Arrival/Offload
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
This illustration shows the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Artist's Rendering
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
OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft
OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft
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
Jason-3
Jason-3
This artist's concept shows Jason-3 over the California coast.
Jason-3 over California
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
TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS
TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS
TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data
TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data
Watch the Jason-3 Science Briefing from Friday, Jan 15, 2016 - panelists discussed the science and research of the Jason-3 mission.
The Science of Jason-3
Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich
Watch the Launch of the Ocean-Observing Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite
Jason-1 launch images
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
These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
NASA and its U.S. and international partners have teamed up to launch a new Earth-observing satellite called Sentinel-6B that will measure sea surface height of most of the planet’s ocean. These ob...
Sentinel-6B: Extending the Legacy
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)
Jason-3 Lifts Off!
Jason-3 Lifts Off!
TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth
TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth
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
TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth
TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth
The Antonov cargo aircraft carrying the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite touches down on the runway at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Sept. 24, 2020.
Sentinel-6 Spacecraft Arrival/Offload
OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP
OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP
