Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation

Jason-CS/Sentinel-6 - How they will work

TOPEX/Poseidon launch

TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks

El Niño/La Niña - (12/1996 - 01/2000)

Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring

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

QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon

The Jason-2 satellite sees something brewing in the Pacific. Researchers say it could be a significant El Niño with implications for global weather and climate.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying the Jason-3 spacecraft. Liftoff was at 10:42 a.m. PST (1:42 p.m. EST).

Sea Level Isn't Level - Why it matters

The Falcon 9 protective payload fairing containing the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite

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

TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth

Jason-3 on the Launch Pad

TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing

OSTM/Jason-2 - All instruments plus data animation

Ariane 42P launch vehicle

Jason-3 Launch

OSTM/Jason-2 - Data/ground track animation

This video discusses the water cycle, which is the movement of water around the Earth, and its importance to life. Changes to the water cycle affect climate and vice versa.

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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

Sea Surface Height - Global Average from 1993 - 2011.

Early morning at the launch pad

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