Jason-3 Animation

Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1

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

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

To provide scientists with essential information about global and regional changes in the seas, NASA will launch the Jason-3 satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

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A key ocean observation satellite has been named after Earth scientist Michael Freilich

Jason-1 Launch - Artists Concept

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

A look at how NASA is dealing with the threat of sea level rise to its coastal infrastructure.

TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks

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.

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

Jason-1 launch images

For NASA JPL engineer Parag Vaze, studying Earth’s rising ocean has been a career three decades in the making.

Jason-3

Jason-1 launch images

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 3D Model

OSTM/Jason-2 - Data/ground track animation

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

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 ...

Jason-1 launch images

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

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

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