Jason-1 Poster

Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich

TOPEX/Poseidon Launch

Jason-3

Launched on January 17, 2016, Jason-3 is a partnership that includes NOAA, NASA, CNES, and EUMETSAT.  The map shown here was generated using sea surface height measurements from the first 10 days (...

Measuring El Niño & La Niña - JPL Open House '99 Display

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

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

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

El Niño/La Niña

Jason-1 in full flight configuration

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation

Recorded live broadcast of Sentinel-6B, launched at 9:21 p.m. PST, Sunday, Nov. 16 (12:21 a.m. EST, Monday, Nov. 17) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

For NASA JPL engineer Parag Vaze, studying Earth’s rising ocean has been a career three decades in the making.

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

This artist's concept show Jason-3 over France.

TOPEX/Poseidon JPL Open House '99 Display

Spacecraft processing

Earth Science

Jason-1: JMR instrument

Jason-1 Pin

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

CNES logo

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will join a long-standing family of Earth observing satellites from NASA and European partners.