Jason-3

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.

Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich

t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain

Spacecraft processing

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

Jason-3 Lifts Off!

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

Early morning at the launch pad

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

Jason-1 DORIS

Radiometer Rework - April 2007

Headed for Orbit!

Jason-1 Line Drawing

Ionospheric Total Electron Content

OSTM/Jason-2 DORIS

Watch the Jason-3 Science Briefing from Friday, Jan 15, 2016 - panelists discussed the science and research of the Jason-3 mission.

Jason-1 launch images

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

Jason-3 Launch

Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain

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.

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

This is an artist's concept of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft.

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

Radiometer Install - April 2007