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Jason-3
Published:
January 15, 2016
Artist's concept of Jason-3.
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TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)
TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)
Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
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Jason-1: TRSR instrument
Jason-1: TRSR instrument
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Jason-1: LRA instrument
Jason-1: LRA instrument
Headed for Orbit!
Headed for Orbit!
Sea Surface Height
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OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept
OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept
TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data
TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data
Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry
Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry
Sea Level
Sea Level
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
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
High Resolution 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.
Sentinel-6 Spacecraft Arrival/Offload
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
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...
Behind the Spacecraft – Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich
In this illustration, the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft - the world's latest sea-level satellite - orbits Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite Orbits Earth (Illustration)
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
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
TOPEX/Poseidon Launch
TOPEX/Poseidon Launch
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
Jason-1 Line Drawing
Jason-1 Line Drawing
TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks
TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks
Ariane 42P launch vehicle
Ariane 42P launch vehicle
Wave Height
Wave Height
