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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
Radiometer Rework - April 2007
Radiometer Rework - April 2007
TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer
TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer
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
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
Sea Surface Height
Sea Surface Height
Ocean Dynamic Topography
Ocean Dynamic Topography
Spacecraft processing
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft processing
TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks
TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks
Wind Speed
Wind Speed
OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept
OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept
TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS
TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS
OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept
OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept
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
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
The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite sits in front of a testing chamber where mission team members tested whether the spacecraft could endure the loud sounds it will encounter during launch.
Testing of Sentintel-6 Michael Freilich satellite
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
TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter
TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter
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 TRSR
Jason-1 TRSR
OSTM/Jason-2 DORIS
OSTM/Jason-2 DORIS
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
TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept
TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept
Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1
Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1
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