Jason-3 on the Launch Pad

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

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).

TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS

Jason-3 Lifts Off!

Jason-1 DORIS

A key ocean observation satellite has been named after Earth scientist Michael Freilich

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)

Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch

Jason-1 Launch - Artists Concept

Jason-3 Launch

The Falcon 9 protective payload fairing containing the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite

TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data

Jason-1 launch images

TOPEX/Poseidon GPS

Poseidon-3 Altimeter

Wind Speed

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

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

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

Jason-3 3D Model

TOPEX/Poseidon Launch

Jason-1 in full flight configuration

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

In this illustration, the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft - the world's latest sea-level satellite - orbits Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.