Jason-3

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

TOPEX/Poseidon launch

Early morning at the launch pad

Jason-1 Launch - Artists Concept

Jason-3

Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1

Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99

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

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

The Antonov cargo aircraft carrying the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite touches down on the runway at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Sept. 24, 2020.

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

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF

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

Jason-3 Launch

Jason-1 Altimeter

Jason-1: TRSR instrument

Ariane 42P launch vehicle

Whale Census and Habitat

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage

TOPEX/Poseidon LRA

TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data

TOPEX/Poseidon GPS

Our planet is changing. Our ocean is rising. And it affects us all. That’s why a new international satellite will continue the decades-long watch over our global ocean and help us better understand...

TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks

Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography