NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Skip Navigation
Ocean Surface Topography from Space
Stay Connected
menu
close modal
Resources
Jason-3 on the Launch Pad
Published:
January 17, 2016
Jason-3 on the Launch Pad
ENLARGE
Related
Jason-1 Launch - Artists Concept
Jason-1 Launch - Artists Concept
Radiometer Install - April 2007
Radiometer Install - April 2007
t - 12 minutes
t - 12 minutes
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
Jason-1 Line Drawing
Jason-1 Line Drawing
Wave Height
Wave Height
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-3 Ready for Launch
Jason-3 Ready for Launch
Jason-1: LRA instrument
Jason-1: LRA instrument
Jason-3 Animation
Jason-3 Animation
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
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 Launch
TOPEX/Poseidon Launch
Jason-1 DORIS
Jason-1 DORIS
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
QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon
QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon
OSTM/Jason-2 DORIS
OSTM/Jason-2 DORIS
TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing
TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing
Jason-1 Lithograph
Jason-1 Lithograph
Jason-1 Altimeter
Jason-1 Altimeter
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).
Liftoff of Jason-3
Jason-1 on top of the DPAF
Jason-1 on top of the DPAF
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
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
Jason-3
Jason-3