Jason-3

Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1

Radiometer Rework - April 2007

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

Jason-1: LRA instrument

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.

Jason-1 Altimeter

TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept

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

TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth

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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Ariane 42P launch vehicle

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Jason-3 Lifts Off!

Jason-1: TRSR instrument

Wind Speed

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

Mike Davis in front of the faring

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.

OSTM/Jason-2 LRA

Jason-1 Lithograph

TOPEX/Poseidon Launch

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

This illustration shows the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.

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...