Sea Surface Height

These photos were taken during the Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/13/01) Photos: Scott Michel

Jason-1: JMR instrument

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

Jason-3

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

Mike Davis in front of the faring

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Nov. 21, 2020, at 9:17 a.m. PST

Jason-1: TRSR instrument

OSTM/Jason-2 DORIS

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

TOPEX/Poseidon GPS

Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography

t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain

OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing

Jason-1 Line Drawing

TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing

Jason-1 Launch Configuration

Jason-1 launch images

Water Vapor

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...

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

TOPEX/Poseidon LRA

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

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

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.