Jason-3 Animation

Jason-3 Launch

Watch the Jason-3 Mission Briefing from Friday, Jan 15, 2016 - panelists gave an overview of the Jason-3 mission.

The Falcon 9 protective payload fairing containing the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite

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

Jason-3 Lifts Off!

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.

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

Headed for Orbit!

For NASA scientist Severine Fournier, studying our planet knows no borders.

In this illustration, the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft - the world's latest sea-level satellite - orbits Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.

SSH and SST - Indian Ocean

It's hard to "see" sea level rise by just looking at the ocean, but its effects are very real.

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain

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.

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

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Sea Surface Height 01/2006-04/2010

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF

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

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

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...

TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks

Jason-1: TRSR instrument