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September 13, 2010
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Jason-3
Jason-3
Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1
Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1
This artist's concept shows Jason-3 over the California coast.
Jason-3 over California
TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing
TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing
Jason-1 Line Drawing
Jason-1 Line Drawing
Mike Davis in front of the faring
Mike Davis in front of the faring
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
Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography
Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography
t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain
t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain
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
Jason-1 Artists Concept
Jason-1 Artists Concept
OSTM/Jason-2 LRA
OSTM/Jason-2 LRA
TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth
TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth
TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter
TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter
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
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite secured inside its payload fairing, is rolled to Space Launch Complex 4
Sentinel-6 Rollout at SLC-4, VAFB
Jason-1 LRA
Jason-1 LRA
The joint U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is the next in a line of Earth-observing satellites that will collect the most accurate data yet on sea level and how it changes over time. With ...
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Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation
Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation
For NASA JPL engineer Parag Vaze, studying Earth’s rising ocean has been a career three decades in the making.
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TOPEX/Poseidon Launch
TOPEX/Poseidon Launch
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
Early morning at the launch pad
Early morning at the launch pad
Jason-1 launch images
Jason-1 launch images