Jason-3

Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich

Wave Height

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

Jason-1 Line Drawing

Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch

TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain

Jason-1: First Image

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-1 TRSR

Jason-1 launch images

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

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

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

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).

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will join a long-standing family of Earth observing satellites from NASA and European partners.

Wind Speed

TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)

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

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF

Jason-3 Animation