Jason-1: LRA instrument

Wave Height

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

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

OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft

Jason-1 launch images

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

Spacecraft processing

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

Jason-3 Launch

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

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

TOPEX/Poseidon GPS

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF

TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data

t - 12 minutes

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

Whale Census and Habitat

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

TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth

Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring

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

Jason-1: JMR instrument

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

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

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