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Jason-3 Ready for Launch
Published:
January 17, 2016
Jason-3 Ready for Launch
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Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
Jason-1 launch images
Jason-1 launch images
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
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
Jason-1 on top of the DPAF
Jason-1 on top of the DPAF
Jason-3 Lifts Off!
Jason-3 Lifts Off!
TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS
TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS
This illustration shows the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Artist's Rendering
TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth
TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth
Headed for Orbit!
Headed for Orbit!
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is lifted to vertical at Space Launch Complex 4
Sentinel-6 on pad at SLC-4, VAFB
Jason-1 Launch Configuration
Jason-1 Launch Configuration
Mike Davis in front of the faring
Mike Davis in front of the faring
TOPEX/Poseidon GPS
TOPEX/Poseidon GPS
Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation
Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
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
Poseidon-3 Altimeter
Poseidon-3 Altimeter
Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch
Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch
Jason-3
Jason-3
TOPEX/Poseidon launch
TOPEX/Poseidon launch
Ariane 42P launch vehicle
Ariane 42P launch vehicle
Watch the Jason-3 Science Briefing from Friday, Jan 15, 2016 - panelists discussed the science and research of the Jason-3 mission.
The Science of Jason-3
Jason-1 launch images
Jason-1 launch images
TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept
TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept