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Jason-3
Published:
January 15, 2016
Artist's concept of Jason-3.
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In this illustration, the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft - the world's latest sea-level satellite - orbits Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite Orbits Earth (Illustration)
OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept
OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept
Jason-3 Lifts Off!
Jason-3 Lifts Off!
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
This artist's concept show Jason-3 over France.
Jason-3 over France
Whale Census and Habitat
Whale Census and Habitat
TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS
TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
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
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
TOPEX/Poseidon GPS
TOPEX/Poseidon GPS
Jason-1 Line Drawing
Jason-1 Line Drawing
Jason-1 launch images
Jason-1 launch images
Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1
Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1
Wave Height
Wave Height
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
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
Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich
Watch the Launch of the Ocean-Observing Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite
Jason-1: TRSR instrument
Jason-1: TRSR instrument
Jason-3 3D Model
Jason-3 3D Model
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
TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks
TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks
t - 12 minutes
t - 12 minutes
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 ...
New U.S.-European Satellite Tracking Sea Level Rise
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