QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon

Launching aboard the joint U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is NASA’s next instrument that will help improve weather forecasting.

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

Oceans of Climate Change

TOPEX/Poseidon Instruments

TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)

For over 20 years NASA has been tracking the global surface topography of the ocean in order to understand the important role it plays in our daily lives. Climate change is causing our Ocean to war...

TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

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

Our World: How High is the Ocean?

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

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Jason-1 Launch - Artists Concept

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Spacecraft processing

One of the best ways to understand Earth's ocean is from the perspective of space.

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1: TRSR instrument

Decades of Discovery - How altimeters help us every day.

For NASA engineer Shannon Statham, building spacecraft is all about being creative.

Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

On Aug. 26, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. PT, NASA hosted a media teleconference to discuss recent insights on sea level rise and the continuing challenge of predicting how fast and how much sea level will ris...

The SpaceX Falcon 9 with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is lifted to vertical at Space Launch Complex 4

Jason-3 Animation