Jason-1 Lithograph

Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation

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

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

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

Spacecraft processing

TOPEX/Poseidon LRA

TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

Jason-1 Artists Concept

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

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...

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Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

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

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

Poseidon-3 Altimeter

In this illustration, the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft - the world's latest sea-level satellite - orbits Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.

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

This artist's concept shows Jason-3 over the California coast.

TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)

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...

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Ocean Dynamic Topography

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

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