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Jason-3 Ready for Launch
Published:
January 17, 2016
Jason-3 Ready for Launch
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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
Jason-3 on the Launch Pad
Jason-3 on the Launch Pad
Mission team members perform acoustic tests of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite in a chamber outfitted with giant speakers that blast the spacecraft with sound. This is to ensure that the ...
Testing of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite
Mike Davis in front of the faring
Mike Davis in front of the faring
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
Sentinel-6 Rollout at SLC-4, VAFB
The Falcon 9 protective payload fairing containing the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite
Payload fairing containing the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite
t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain
t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain
Jason-1 TRSR
Jason-1 TRSR
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
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)
Ariane 42P launch vehicle
Ariane 42P launch vehicle
OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP
OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP
Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth
Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth
Jason-1: LRA instrument
Jason-1: LRA instrument
Wave Height
Wave Height
OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept
OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept
TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS
TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS
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
Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch
Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch
Ionospheric Total Electron Content
Ionospheric Total Electron Content
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
Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99
Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99
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
This is an artist's concept of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft.
Artist's concept of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich