Jason-3 Ready for Launch

This artist's concept shows Jason-3 over the California coast.

Early morning at the launch pad

Ocean Dynamic Topography

Recorded live broadcast of Sentinel-6B, launched at 9:21 p.m. PST, Sunday, Nov. 16 (12:21 a.m. EST, Monday, Nov. 17) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon

Jason-1 DORIS

Jason-1 launch images

Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1

OSTM/Jason-2 LRA

Ariane 42P launch vehicle

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

Jason-1 launch images

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

Ionospheric Total Electron Content

TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

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

TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS

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

t - 12 minutes

TOPEX/Poseidon launch

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

Jason-1: JMR instrument

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1 Altimeter