Sea Surface Height

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter

The Falcon 9 protective payload fairing containing the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite

Jason-3 Lifts Off!

Jason-1: LRA instrument

Early morning at the launch pad

Jason-3 on the Launch Pad

Mike Davis in front of the faring

Ionospheric Total Electron Content

Headed for Orbit!

TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer

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

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 ...

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 (...

OSTM/Jason-2 DORIS

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

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

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

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

Sea Level

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

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

OSTM/Jason-2 LRA

Jason-1: First Image