Jason-3 Ready for Launch

Headed for Orbit!

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage

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.

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

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.

TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS

Jason-1: LRA instrument

Sea Level

QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon

OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft

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

Jason-3 Lifts Off!

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

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

Experts from NASA, ESA, EUMETSAT, and NOAA discuss the upcoming launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich in a recorded live broadcast

Wave Height

Jason-3 Animation

Spacecraft processing

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.

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

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TOPEX/Poseidon Launch

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

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

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