Ariane 42P launch vehicle

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Whale Census and Habitat

Altimeter Mission Series

TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth

The joint U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is the next in a line of Earth-observing satellites that will collect the most accurate data yet on sea level and how it changes over time. With ...

OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing

Headed for Orbit!

TOPEX/Poseidon Launch

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Nov. 21, 2020, at 9:17 a.m. PST

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

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

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

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

Early morning at the launch pad

Jason-1 TRSR

Sea Level

TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter

Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage

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.

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

TOPEX/Poseidon LRA

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...

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