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Jason-3
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January 14, 2016
Artist's rendering of Jason-3.
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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
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.
Jason-3: Studying the Earth's Oceans from Space
Jason-3 on the Launch Pad
Jason-3 on the Launch Pad
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
OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP
OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP
Jason-1: LRA instrument
Jason-1: LRA instrument
Watch the Jason-3 Science Briefing from Friday, Jan 15, 2016 - panelists discussed the science and research of the Jason-3 mission.
The Science of Jason-3
Experts from NASA, ESA, EUMETSAT, and NOAA discuss the upcoming launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich in a recorded live broadcast
News Update on Launch of the Sea Level-Monitoring Satellite, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich
This artist's concept show Jason-3 over France.
Jason-3 over France
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data
TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data
TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing
TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing
OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept
OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept
The SpaceX Falcon 9 with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is lifted to vertical at Space Launch Complex 4
Sentinel-6 on pad at SLC-4, VAFB
Jason-1 LRA
Jason-1 LRA
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
Poseidon-3 Altimeter
Poseidon-3 Altimeter
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
NASA and SpaceX Launch U.S.-European Mission to Monitor World's Ocean (Recap)
These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel
These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
TOPEX/Poseidon Launch
TOPEX/Poseidon Launch
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
Mike Davis in front of the faring
Mike Davis in front of the faring
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Nov. 21, 2020, at 9:17 a.m. PST
Sentinel-6 Launch