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Jason-3
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January 15, 2016
Artist's concept of Jason-3.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite secured inside its payload fairing, is rolled to Space Launch Complex 4
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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
Jason-1 launch images
Jason-1 launch images
TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer
TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer
OSTM/Jason-2 LRA
OSTM/Jason-2 LRA
OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft
OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft
Jason-1 on top of the DPAF
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Mission team members perform acoustic tests of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite in a chamber outfitted with giant speakers that blast the spacecraft with sound. This is to ensure that the ...
Testing of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite
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Headed for Orbit!
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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 launch images
Jason-1 launch images
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
Jason-1 launch images
Jason-1 launch images
For NASA JPL engineer Parag Vaze, studying Earth’s rising ocean has been a career three decades in the making.
NASA Engineer Observes Sea Level Rise from Space for 30 Years
Jason-1 Altimeter
Jason-1 Altimeter
The joint U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is the next in a line of Earth-observing satellites that will collect the most accurate data yet on sea level and how it changes over time. With ...
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TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept
TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept
This illustration shows the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Artist's Rendering
Ocean Dynamic Topography
Ocean Dynamic Topography
OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept
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Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99
Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99
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