Water Vapor

Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1 DORIS

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 ...

TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth

Jason-3 Ready for Launch

Jason-1 Lithograph

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

Whale Census and Habitat

Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography

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

Mike Davis in front of the faring

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...

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

Jason-3 on 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

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

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

Jason-1: First Image

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

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF

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.

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

Our Rising Seas infographic (version 2020)

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna