Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

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

Headed for Orbit!

Jason-3

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

Jason-1 Lithograph

Sea levels across the globe are rising as a result of a changing climate — and the rate at which they are rising is accelerating. NASA Science Live was recorded Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, and featured...

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

Jason-1 Altimeter

Mission team members perform acoustic tests of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite in a chamber outfitted with giant speakers that blast the spacecraft with sound. This is to ensure that the ...

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

Jason-1: TRSR instrument

Radiometer Installation Team - April 2007

Ocean Dynamic Topography

Measuring El Niño & La Niña - JPL Open House '99 Display

Spacecraft processing

In this illustration, the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft - the world's latest sea-level satellite - orbits Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.

TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing

La Niña Series

OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing

Jason-1 launch images

Mike Davis in front of the faring

Jason-3 Lifts Off!

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