Jason-1: TRSR instrument

The joint U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is the next in a line of Earth-observing satellites that will collect the most accurate data yet on sea level and how it changes over time. With ...

Jason-3 Launch

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF

Whale Census and Habitat

Jason-3 Lifts Off!

Headed for Orbit!

Jason-3 3D Model

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

Jason-1 launch images

Ionospheric Total Electron Content

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

Wave Height

Jason-1 DORIS

Sea Level

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.

Ariane 42P launch vehicle

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

Jason-1 Altimeter

Jason-1 in full flight configuration

Jason-1 Lithograph

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will join a long-standing family of Earth observing satellites from NASA and European partners.

Jason-3

TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth

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.