Jason-1 Poster

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft logo

The Falcon 9 protective payload fairing containing the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite

For NASA scientist Severine Fournier, studying our planet knows no borders.

Jason-3 Animation

Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation

Our Rising Seas infographic (version 2020)

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Jason-1 and TOPEX/Poseidon Bookmark

Earth Science

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

OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft

Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project

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 (...

Jason-3 Launch

Jason-1 with 3 Ships

NASA and its U.S. and international partners have teamed up to launch a new Earth-observing satellite called Sentinel-6B that will measure sea surface height of most of the planet’s ocean. These ob...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying the Jason-3 spacecraft. Liftoff was at 10:42 a.m. PST (1:42 p.m. EST).

TOPEX/Poseidon Measurement System

TOPEX/Poseidon Launch

OSTM/Jason-2 insignia for launch vehicle

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

A Year in the Life Of El Niño

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