QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon

OSTM/Jason-2 - All instruments plus data animation

Experts from NASA, ESA, EUMETSAT, and NOAA discuss the upcoming launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich in a recorded live broadcast

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite sits in front of a testing chamber where mission team members tested whether the spacecraft could endure the loud sounds it will encounter during launch.

SSH and SST - Indian Ocean

Jason-1: JMR instrument

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.

Earth’s global sea levels are rising – and are doing so at an accelerating rate.

In many communities in the U.S., sea level rise is already a factor in people’s lives in the form of high-tide flooding.

Jason-1 atop the Delta II Photo: Tom Shain

Fathoming the forces that determine global sea levels can be daunting. We present a guide to the basics of ocean surface topography.

TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks

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Jason-3 on the Launch Pad

OSTM/Jason-2 - Data/ground track animation

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

Headed for Orbit!

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

The Jason-3 satellite, launched on January 17, 2016, is allowing scientists to continue a 23-year record of crucial ocean monitoring.

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.

TOPEX/Poseidon Instruments

Jason-1 Artists Concept

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

After living in coastal Virginia and seeing the effects of climate change firsthand, Ben Hamlington is now researching sea level rise at NASA JPL.

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...

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