Water Vapor

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 (...

Jason-3 on the Launch Pad

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

Radiometer Rework - April 2007

TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter

Jason-1 TRSR

Jason-1 launch images

TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth

Jason-3 Launch

TOPEX/Poseidon GPS

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

Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain

This artist's concept show Jason-3 over France.

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth

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

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite secured inside its payload fairing, is rolled to Space Launch Complex 4

Our Rising Seas infographic (version 2020)

t - 12 minutes

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

Ariane 42P launch vehicle

Early morning at the launch pad

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer