TOPEX/Poseidon Launch

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Sea Level Isn't Level - Why it matters

Jason-1: TRSR instrument

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

Greenland and Antarctica are home to most of the world's glacial ice – including its only two ice sheets – making them areas of particular interest to scientists.

t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain

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

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.

B-roll for media. The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is an Earth-observing satellite that will collect data on sea level and how it changes over time. By measuring sea surface height, scientists world...

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

Jason-1 launch images

Headed for Orbit!

Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation

Sea Surface Height - Global Average from 1993 - 2011.

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

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

Jason-1: LRA instrument

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

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

Our World: How High is the Ocean?

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 ...

Sea level rise is an indicator that our planet is warming. When ice on land, such as mountain glaciers or the ice sheets of Greenland or Antarctica, melts, that water contributes to sea level rise.

The ocean is responsible for Earth's mild climate and makes life on Earth possible for all creatures.

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

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