Ariane 42P launch vehicle

To provide scientists with essential information about global and regional changes in the seas, NASA will launch the Jason-3 satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks

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

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage

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

Jason-3 Launch

Early morning at the launch pad

TOPEX/Poseidon GPS

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

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

Radiometer Rework - April 2007

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

Ocean Dynamic Topography

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 ...

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1 in full flight configuration

Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

This illustration shows the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.

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.