TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks

QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon

Jason-1 launch images

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage

This artist's concept shows Jason-3 over the California coast.

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

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.

Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring

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

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite secured inside its payload fairing, is rolled to Space Launch Complex 4

t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain

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

t - 10 minutes

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

Sea Level Isn't Level - Why it matters

OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing

This artist's concept show Jason-3 over France.

Jason-3

Jason-3 Lifts Off!

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

Altimeter Mission Series

Jason-1 Launch Configuration

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

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...

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...

Jason-3 on the Launch Pad