Jason-1 Lithograph

Jason-1 launch images

Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography

Radiometer Install - Jan. 2007

Experts from NASA, ESA, EUMETSAT, and NOAA discuss the upcoming launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich in a recorded live broadcast

OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft

Jason-3 on the Launch Pad

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite secured inside its payload fairing, is rolled to Space Launch Complex 4

Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing

OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing

This artist's concept show Jason-3 over France.

Jason-1 Line Drawing

TOPEX/Poseidon GPS

Jason-1 launch images

Mission team members perform acoustic tests of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite in a chamber outfitted with giant speakers that blast the spacecraft with sound. This is to ensure that the ...

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

Radiometer Installation Team - April 2007

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...

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer

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

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

Sea Surface Height

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...