TOPEX/Poseidon launch

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

Jason-3 Lifts Off!

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.

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing

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

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

Sea Level

TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)

Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich

OSTM/Jason-2 LRA

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

Jason-3 Animation

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

Poseidon-3 Altimeter

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage

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Wave Height

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

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

Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation

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

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.

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