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TOPEX/Poseidon Launch
Published:
August 10, 2000
TOPEX/Poseidon Launch
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Mission team members perform acoustic tests of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite in a chamber outfitted with giant speakers that blast the spacecraft with sound. This is to ensure that the ...
Testing of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
High Resolution Jason-1 launch images
t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain
t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain
Earth’s global sea levels are rising – and are doing so at an accelerating rate.
Rising Waters: A Warmer World
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.
Water, Water Everywhere!
Jason-3
Jason-3
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
NASA and SpaceX Launch U.S.-European Mission to Monitor World's Ocean (Recap)
Growing up in landlocked Zimbabwe, NASA JPL engineer Shailen Desai was far from the ocean but still experienced its effects on the climate. Now, he is contributing to an international effort to tra...
NASA Engineer Helps Track the Global Impacts of Rising Seas
Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich
Watch the Launch of the Ocean-Observing Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite
Our World: How High is the Ocean?
Our World: How High is the Ocean?
Jason-3 Lifts Off!
Jason-3 Lifts Off!
Sea Surface Height - Global Average from 1993 - 2011.
Sea Surface Height 1993 - 2011
Early morning at the launch pad
Early morning at the launch pad
For NASA scientist Severine Fournier, studying our planet knows no borders.
"Science is International" Says French Sea Level Rise NASA Scientist
Jason-1 Artists Concept
Jason-1 Artists Concept
Global sea level rise is accelerating incrementally over time rather than increasing at a steady rate, as previously thought, according to a new study based on 25 years of NASA and European satelli...
Sea Level Rise Accelerates Over Time
This artist's concept shows Jason-3 over the California coast.
Jason-3 over California
Watching Our Oceans
Watching Our Oceans
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...
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Media Reel
Watch the Jason-3 Mission Briefing from Friday, Jan 15, 2016 - panelists gave an overview of the Jason-3 mission.
Getting To Know Jason-3
The Jason-3 satellite, launched on January 17, 2016, is allowing scientists to continue a 23-year record of crucial ocean monitoring.
ScienceCasts: Measuring the Rising Seas
SSH and SST - Indian Ocean
SSH and SST - Indian Ocean
TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)
TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)
OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing
OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing
NASA and its partners announced the renaming of the mission, previously known as Sentinel-6A/Jason-CS.
Sentinel 6A Renaming Ceremony