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Jason-3
Published:
January 15, 2016
Artist's concept of Jason-3.
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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
Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch
Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch
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
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
OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing
OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing
Jason-1 launch images
Jason-1 launch images
TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept
TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept
Water Vapor
Water Vapor
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 Mission Briefing from Friday, Jan 15, 2016 - panelists gave an overview of the Jason-3 mission.
Getting To Know 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
Mike Davis in front of the faring
Mike Davis in front of the faring
TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter
TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter
Jason-1: TRSR instrument
Jason-1: TRSR instrument
TOPEX/Poseidon GPS
TOPEX/Poseidon GPS
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
Sentinel-6 Launch
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
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
Jason-1: First Image
Jason-1: First Image
This artist's concept show Jason-3 over France.
Jason-3 over France
OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP
OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP
Sea Surface Height
Sea Surface Height
Jason-3 3D Model
Jason-3 3D Model
Radiometer Install - April 2007
Radiometer Install - April 2007
Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)