Jason-3

Spacecraft processing

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will join a long-standing family of Earth observing satellites from NASA and European partners.

TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite secured inside its payload fairing, is rolled to Space Launch Complex 4

Jason-1 launch images

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. 

Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

Jason-1 Lithograph

A key ocean observation satellite has been named after Earth scientist Michael Freilich

Radiometer Install - Jan. 2007

Headed for Orbit!

Whale Census and Habitat

The Falcon 9 protective payload fairing containing the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite

Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring

TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)

QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon

Jason-1: JMR instrument

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite sits in front of a testing chamber where mission team members tested whether the spacecraft could endure the loud sounds it will encounter during launch.

This artist's concept show Jason-3 over France.

TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data

Poseidon-3 Altimeter

TOPEX/Poseidon GPS