Jason-1 Artists Concept

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...

Ionospheric Total Electron Content

Jason-1 launch images

Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring

Jason-1 Poster

This artist's concept show Jason-3 over the Amazon.

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

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

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

Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1

TOPEX/Poseidon Launch

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF

Jason-1: First Image

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

Jason-3

Jason-1: TRSR instrument

Jason-1 DORIS

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

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

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

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. 

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter

TOPEX/Poseidon LRA

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