Water Vapor

TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth

Jason-3

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

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Jason-1: JMR instrument

Headed for Orbit!

Jason-1 launch images

Radiometer Rework - April 2007

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

OSTM/Jason-2 DORIS

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 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.

Poseidon-3 Altimeter

Jason-1 launch images

OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography

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

Radiometer Install - Jan. 2007

Jason-1 launch images

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

Ionospheric Total Electron Content

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

Ocean Dynamic Topography