Whale Census and Habitat

Jason-1 Altimeter

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

Jason-3

The Antonov cargo aircraft carrying the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite touches down on the runway at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Sept. 24, 2020.

Jason-1 Line Drawing

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

Greenland and Antarctica are home to most of the world's glacial ice – including its only two ice sheets – making them areas of particular interest to scientists.

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

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

In many communities in the U.S., sea level rise is already a factor in people’s lives in the form of high-tide flooding.

Jason-1 launch images

Radiometer Installation Team - April 2007

Spacecraft processing

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

Mike Davis in front of the faring

Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring

This artist's concept show Jason-3 over the Amazon.

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Radiometer Install - April 2007

Jason-1 launch images

Water Vapor

On Aug. 26, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. PT, NASA hosted a media teleconference to discuss recent insights on sea level rise and the continuing challenge of predicting how fast and how much sea level will ris...

TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer

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