Jason-3 Ready for Launch

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

Whale Census and Habitat

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.

Jason-1 Radiometer

The ocean-observing Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Nov. 21, 2020 at 12:17 p.m. EST

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1: First Image

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying the Jason-3 spacecraft. Liftoff was at 10:42 a.m. PST (1:42 p.m. EST).

Watch the Jason-3 Mission Briefing from Friday, Jan 15, 2016 - panelists gave an overview of the Jason-3 mission.

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

NASA and its U.S. and international partners have teamed up to launch a new Earth-observing satellite called Sentinel-6B that will measure sea surface height of most of the planet’s ocean. These ob...

Early morning at the launch pad

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage

OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft

Poseidon-3 Altimeter

Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich

Ionospheric Total Electron Content

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 ...

QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon

Jason-1 Altimeter

Wind Speed

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.

TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)

Watch the Jason-3 Science Briefing from Friday, Jan 15, 2016 - panelists discussed the science and research of the Jason-3 mission.

Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation