Whale Census and Habitat

Our Rising Seas infographic (version 2020)

Jason-1 launch images

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

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

TOPEX/Poseidon launch

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

Wave Height

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

Jason-1: LRA instrument

Sea Level

This illustration shows the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.

Water Vapor

Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring

Jason-1 Line Drawing

Earth’s rising seas are some of the most visible signs of our warming planet. Over the last 23 years, NASA satellite missions have observed a steady rise in global sea levels as polar ice sheets me...

Spacecraft processing

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

It’s not only water processes that play a role in global sea level rise – ground movements can play a significant role as well.

Jason-3 on the Launch Pad

OSTM/Jason-2 DORIS

Ariane 42P launch vehicle

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

Headed for Orbit!

Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99

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