Jason-3 Ready for Launch

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

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

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TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing

TOPEX/Poseidon LRA

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

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

Poseidon-3 Altimeter

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

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TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)

Jason-1 Poster

Ocean Dynamic Topography

TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

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...

Jason-3 Animation

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

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

Altimeter Mission Series

Jason-3 3D Model

To provide scientists with essential information about global and regional changes in the seas, NASA will launch the Jason-3 satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

TOPEX/Poseidon GPS

Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain