Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

Jason-3 on the Launch Pad

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich fairing logo

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

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

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

Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain

t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain

Jason-1 Line Drawing

Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

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 ...

Our Rising Seas infographic (version 2020)

Jason-1 Radiometer

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

Jason-1 with 3 Ships

Launched on January 17, 2016, Jason-3 is a partnership that includes NOAA, NASA, CNES, and EUMETSAT.  The map shown here was generated using sea surface height measurements from the first 10 days (...

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite sits in front of a testing chamber where mission team members tested whether the spacecraft could endure the loud sounds it will encounter during launch.

Radiometer Install - Jan. 2007

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. 

TOPEX/Poseidon Measurement System

Earth’s global sea levels are rising – and are doing so at an accelerating rate.

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing

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

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