Whale Census and Habitat

This artist's concept shows Jason-3 over the California coast.

Jason-1 DORIS

Mike Davis in front of the faring

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

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.

For NASA engineer Shannon Statham, building spacecraft is all about being creative.

Radiometer Install - April 2007

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

Sea Surface Height

Jason-1 Altimeter

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.

Radiometer Install - Jan. 2007

Ariane 42P launch vehicle

Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1: TRSR instrument

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.

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept

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...

Ionospheric Total Electron Content

Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99

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

Changing conditions in the Pacific have stirred up Earth’s largest ocean and redistributed its heat, piling up warm waters along U.S. Western shores and raising sea level in the process.

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket