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OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP
Published:
September 13, 2010
OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP
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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
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
Jason-1 Lithograph
Jason-1 Lithograph
Jason-3
Jason-3
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.
Testing of Sentintel-6 Michael Freilich satellite
OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft
OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft
OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP
OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP
This artist's concept shows Jason-3 over the California coast.
Jason-3 over California
Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain
Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
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
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
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
This illustration shows the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Artist's Rendering
t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain
t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain
OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing
OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing
Jason-3 Ready for Launch
Jason-3 Ready for Launch
Ocean Dynamic Topography
Ocean Dynamic Topography
TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS
TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS
Sea Surface Height
Sea Surface Height
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
OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept
OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept
Early morning at the launch pad
Early morning at the launch pad
Launching aboard the joint U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is NASA’s next instrument that will help improve weather forecasting.
Using GPS to Improve Weather Forecasts
This is an artist's concept of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft.
Artist's concept of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich