Jason-3

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

Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich

TOPEX/Poseidon launch

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 ...

Headed for Orbit!

Jason-3 on the Launch Pad

Wave Height

Spacecraft processing

This artist's concept show Jason-3 over the Amazon.

Ocean Dynamic Topography

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.

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

Jason-1: JMR instrument

Jason-3 Lifts Off!

TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks

This illustration shows the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch

Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1

Jason-1: LRA instrument

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will join a long-standing family of Earth observing satellites from NASA and European partners.

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite sits in front of a testing chamber where mission team members tested whether the spacecraft could endure the loud sounds it will encounter during launch.

Ocean Dynamic Topography

Jason-1 Lithograph