Jason-1 Line Drawing

TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing

Poseidon-3 Altimeter

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

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

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.

TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)

Jason-1 launch images

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

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

Headed for Orbit!

Early morning at the launch pad

Jason-3 Lifts Off!

Sea Level

Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1 Artists Concept

Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch

Whale Census and Habitat

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Launch

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

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...

t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain

Ariane 42P launch vehicle

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

Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1