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Jason-3 3D Model
Published:
February 3, 2020
Jason-3 3D Model
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Jason-3 Ready for Launch
Jason-3 Ready for Launch
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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t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain
t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain
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.
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Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
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QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon
QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon
These photos were taken during the Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/13/01) Photos: Scott Michel
These photos were taken during the Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/13/01) Photos: Scott Michel
TOPEX/Poseidon launch
TOPEX/Poseidon launch
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Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
Ariane 42P launch vehicle
Ariane 42P launch vehicle
This artist's concept show Jason-3 over the Amazon.
Jason-3 over the Amazon
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket
For NASA JPL engineer Parag Vaze, studying Earth’s rising ocean has been a career three decades in the making.
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Jason-3
Jason-3
TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth
TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth
OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft
OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft
Jason-1 Lithograph
Jason-1 Lithograph
This illustration shows the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.
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For NASA scientist Severine Fournier, studying our planet knows no borders.
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Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
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 ...
Testing of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite
Early morning at the launch pad
Early morning at the launch pad
These photos were taken during the Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/13/01) Photos: Scott Michel
These photos were taken during the Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/13/01) Photos: Scott Michel
