OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

The ocean-observing Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Nov. 21, 2020 at 12:17 p.m. EST

Sea Level

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing

Radiometer Install - April 2007

Jason-1 LRA

To provide scientists with essential information about global and regional changes in the seas, NASA will launch the Jason-3 satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Jason-1 TRSR

Altimeter Mission Series

Recorded live broadcast of Sentinel-6B, launched at 9:21 p.m. PST, Sunday, Nov. 16 (12:21 a.m. EST, Monday, Nov. 17) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

A key ocean observation satellite has been named after Earth scientist Michael Freilich

TOPEX/Poseidon GPS

Jason-3 Ready for Launch

Water Vapor

Radiometer Rework - April 2007

Jason-1: TRSR instrument

Jason-1 launch images

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

Jason-1 DORIS

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

Our planet is changing. Our ocean is rising. And it affects us all. That’s why a new international satellite will continue the decades-long watch over our global ocean and help us better understand...

Jason-1 launch images

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

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

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images