Jason-1 Lithograph

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Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

Ocean Dynamic Topography

Watch the Jason-3 Science Briefing from Friday, Jan 15, 2016 - panelists discussed the science and research of the Jason-3 mission.

Spacecraft processing

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

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

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Radiometer Installation Team - April 2007

Jason-3 Lifts Off!

NASA and its U.S. and international partners have teamed up to launch a new Earth-observing satellite called Sentinel-6B that will measure sea surface height of most of the planet’s ocean. These ob...

Jason-3 Animation

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

Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

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

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Jason-3 3D Model

Wave Height

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.

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

The SpaceX Falcon 9 with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is lifted to vertical at Space Launch Complex 4

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

Jason-1 Launch Configuration