Water Vapor

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TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data

Jason-3 Lifts Off!

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

Jason-1 Altimeter

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-3 Ready for Launch

TOPEX/Poseidon launch

OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing

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 ...

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

OSTM/Jason-2 LRA

Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99

Jason-1: JMR instrument

Spacecraft processing

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

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.

Mike Davis in front of the faring

Poseidon-3 Altimeter

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

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

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. 

Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography

Sea Surface Height