Jason-3

Ariane 42P launch vehicle

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 ...

Radiometer Install - April 2007

This illustration shows the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.

These photos were taken during the Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/13/01) Photos: Scott Michel

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...

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

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

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

Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1

Jason-1: TRSR instrument

TOPEX/Poseidon launch

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept

Jason-1: LRA instrument

Jason-3 Animation

Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain

Radiometer Rework - April 2007

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite sits in front of a testing chamber where mission team members tested whether the spacecraft could endure the loud sounds it will encounter during launch.

Jason-1: JMR instrument

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.

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing

Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)