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Jason-3
Published:
January 15, 2016
Artist's concept of Jason-3.
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Jason-3 Animation
Jason-3 Animation
Jason-1 Line Drawing
Jason-1 Line Drawing
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
This artist's concept show Jason-3 over France.
Jason-3 over France
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.
Relive the Launch: Sentinel-6B
OSTM/Jason-2 DORIS
OSTM/Jason-2 DORIS
Jason-1: JMR instrument
Jason-1: JMR instrument
Jason-1 Altimeter
Jason-1 Altimeter
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).
Liftoff of Jason-3
Jason-3 Ready for Launch
Jason-3 Ready for Launch
Jason-1: TRSR instrument
Jason-1: TRSR instrument
Jason-1 launch images
Jason-1 launch images
OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP
OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP
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
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
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
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will join a long-standing family of Earth observing satellites from NASA and European partners.
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite Family Tree
Radiometer Install - Jan. 2007
Radiometer Install - Jan. 2007
Jason-1 launch images
Jason-1 launch images
TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth
TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth
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...
Sentinel-6B: Extending the Legacy
TOPEX/Poseidon launch
TOPEX/Poseidon launch
Jason-3
Jason-3
Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich
Watch the Launch of the Ocean-Observing Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite
These photos were taken during the Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/13/01) Photos: Scott Michel
These photos were taken during the Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/13/01) Photos: Scott Michel