Jason-3

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 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain

Jason-1 TRSR

Recorded live broadcast of Sentinel-6B, launched at 9:21 p.m. PST, Sunday, Nov. 16 (12:21 a.m. EST, Monday, Nov. 17) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is lifted to vertical at Space Launch Complex 4

Jason-1 Poster

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data

Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project

Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation

Whale Census and Habitat

Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99

Jason-1 Radiometer

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing

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

Jason-1 Altimeter

Jason-3 Ready for Launch

Jason-3 on the Launch Pad

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

In this illustration, the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft - the world's latest sea-level satellite - orbits Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna