Jason-1 Poster

Jason-1: LRA instrument

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft logo

Our Rising Seas infographic (version 2020)

Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite secured inside its payload fairing, is rolled to Space Launch Complex 4

These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel

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

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

TOPEX/Poseidon launch

Jason-3 Ready for Launch

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

Ariane 42P launch vehicle

Headed for Orbit!

Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is lifted to vertical at Space Launch Complex 4

Jason-1 in full flight configuration

TOPEX/Poseidon JPL Open House '99 Display

Jason-1 launch images

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

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

Oceans' Role in Climate - Applications

Jason-1: TRSR instrument

Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain

TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth

CNES logo