Jason-3 Ready for Launch

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

Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth

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 ...

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

Jason-1 launch images

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

Water Vapor

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF

Jason-1: TRSR instrument

This artist's concept show Jason-3 over the Amazon.

t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain

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

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

Jason-1 Artists Concept

This artist's concept show Jason-3 over France.

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.

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

Jason-1 in full flight configuration

Poseidon-3 Altimeter

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage

In this illustration, the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft - the world's latest sea-level satellite - orbits Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.

TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing