Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

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.

Water Vapor

Water & Energy

TOPEX/Poseidon Sticker

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Ariane 42P launch vehicle

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

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

Global sea level rise is accelerating incrementally over time rather than increasing at a steady rate, as previously thought, according to a new study based on 25 years of NASA and European satelli...

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

A look at how NASA is dealing with the threat of sea level rise to its coastal infrastructure.

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

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth

Jason-1 TRSR

How We Fly Our Satellite- JPL Open House '99 Display

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.

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.

TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept

Early morning at the launch pad

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

Wave Height

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1: JMR instrument