TOPEX/Poseidon launch

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

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage

Jason-1 Lithograph

Radiometer Install - April 2007

Whale Census and Habitat

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

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OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing

Jason-1 Artists Concept

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

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

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

Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99

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.

Jason-1 LRA

Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich

Jason-3 Ready for Launch

QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon

Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch

These photos were taken during the Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/13/01) Photos: Scott Michel

Mike Davis in front of the faring

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

For NASA JPL engineer Parag Vaze, studying Earth’s rising ocean has been a career three decades in the making.

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept