TOPEX/Poseidon launch

Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99

Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography

This is an artist's concept of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft.

Spacecraft processing

Jason-1: TRSR instrument

TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing

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

Jason-1 launch images

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 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 launch images

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

Radiometer Installation Team - April 2007

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Radiometer Install - Jan. 2007

A key ocean observation satellite has been named after Earth scientist Michael Freilich

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

To provide scientists with essential information about global and regional changes in the seas, NASA will launch the Jason-3 satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

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

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

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

Ocean Dynamic Topography

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...

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