Water Vapor

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 Altimeter

This is an artist's concept of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft.

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS

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

This visualization shows total sea level change between 1992 and 2019, based on data collected from the TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason-1, Jason-2, and Jason-3 satellites. Blue regions are where sea level ha...

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

OSTM/Jason-2 LRA

Early morning at the launch pad

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

Radiometer Install - April 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.

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. 

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

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

Our Rising Seas infographic (version 2020)

TOPEX/Poseidon LRA

Jason-3 Ready for Launch

Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography

Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring

Jason-3 Lifts Off!

TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth

Radiometer Installation Team - April 2007