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Jason-3 Ready for Launch
Published:
January 17, 2016
Jason-3 Ready for Launch
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Headed for Orbit!
Headed for Orbit!
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage
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.
Sentinel-6 Spacecraft Arrival/Offload
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
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.
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TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS
TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS
Jason-1: LRA instrument
Jason-1: LRA instrument
Sea Level
Sea Level
QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon
QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon
OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft
OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft
This is an artist's concept of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft.
Artist's concept of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich
Jason-3 Lifts Off!
Jason-3 Lifts Off!
A key ocean observation satellite has been named after Earth scientist Michael Freilich
Ocean Satellite Renamed for Noted Scientist
OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept
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
News Update on Launch of the Sea Level-Monitoring Satellite, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich
Wave Height
Wave Height
Jason-3 Animation
Jason-3 Animation
Spacecraft processing
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich 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.
Jason-3: Studying the Earth's Oceans from Space
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
t - 10 minutes
t - 10 minutes
TOPEX/Poseidon Launch
TOPEX/Poseidon Launch
OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept
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.
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite Family Tree
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