Jason-1: JMR instrument

Ionospheric Total Electron Content

Jason-1: LRA instrument

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

Radiometer Rework - April 2007

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

Jason-1 LRA

Jason-3 Launch

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

Water Vapor

Jason-1 in full flight configuration

Wind Speed

TOPEX/Poseidon Launch

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

Jason-1 Lithograph

Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1

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

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

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

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

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth

Jason-3 3D Model

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

Jason-1 TRSR