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Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation
Published:
October 31, 2001
Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation
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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 Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/13/01) Photos: Scott Michel
Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch
Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch
TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)
TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)
Jason-3 Ready for Launch
Jason-3 Ready for Launch
Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring
Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring
Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1
Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1
TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth
TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth
SSH and SST - Indian Ocean
SSH and SST - Indian Ocean
Earth’s rising seas are some of the most visible signs of our warming planet. Over the last 23 years, NASA satellite missions have observed a steady rise in global sea levels as polar ice sheets me...
Earth's Rising Seas
Jason-1 Artists Concept
Jason-1 Artists Concept
Jason-1 Launch Configuration
Jason-1 Launch Configuration
Jason-3 on the Launch Pad
Jason-3 on the Launch Pad
These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel
These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel
Sea Level Isn't Level - Why it matters
Sea Level Isn't Level
Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project
For NASA JPL engineer Parag Vaze, studying Earth’s rising ocean has been a career three decades in the making.
NASA Engineer Observes Sea Level Rise from Space for 30 Years
Jason-3 Lifts Off!
Jason-3 Lifts Off!
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
Sentinel-6 Launch
TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept
TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept
These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel
These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel
Jason-3
Jason-3
Watching Our Oceans
Watching Our Oceans
OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing
OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing
Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
Changing conditions in the Pacific have stirred up Earth’s largest ocean and redistributed its heat, piling up warm waters along U.S. Western shores and raising sea level in the process.
Rising Waters on the West Coast