OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

Jason-1 TRSR

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

In this illustration, the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft - the world's latest sea-level satellite - orbits Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.

Watch the Jason-3 Mission Briefing from Friday, Jan 15, 2016 - panelists gave an overview of the Jason-3 mission.

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

Jason-1 Artists Concept

Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch

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

Ocean Dynamic Topography

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

For NASA JPL engineer Parag Vaze, studying Earth’s rising ocean has been a career three decades in the making.

This artist's concept shows Jason-3 over the California coast.

Wind Speed

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.

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

Jason-1 Radiometer

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage

Whale Census and Habitat

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

Spacecraft processing

Jason-1 Launch - Artists Concept

Jason-3 Ready for Launch

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

Jason-1 launch images