Jason-3 Ready for Launch

Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch

Altimeter Mission Series

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

Jason-1 launch images

TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth

Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich

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

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is lifted to vertical at Space Launch Complex 4

Ocean Dynamic Topography

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

Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography

TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer

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

For NASA scientist Severine Fournier, studying our planet knows no borders.

OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing

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

Spacecraft processing

TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter

Sea Level

Ionospheric Total Electron Content

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite secured inside its payload fairing, is rolled to Space Launch Complex 4

Jason-3

Radiometer Installation Team - April 2007

Radiometer Install - April 2007

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF