Jason-3

OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch

Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain

Jason-3 Ready for Launch

TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks

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

Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation

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).

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TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth

These photos were taken during the Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/13/01) Photos: Scott Michel

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...

Jason-3 Launch

Jason-1 Altimeter

Wave Height

Sea Surface Height

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

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

This artist's concept shows Jason-3 over the California coast.

These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel

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. 

This artist's concept show Jason-3 over the Amazon.

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