Jason-3

t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain

TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

Jason-3 Launch

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)

Jason-1: TRSR instrument

Jason-1 Line Drawing

Altimeter Mission Series

Sea Level

Recorded live broadcast of Sentinel-6B, launched at 9:21 p.m. PST, Sunday, Nov. 16 (12:21 a.m. EST, Monday, Nov. 17) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

This is an artist's concept of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft.

Ocean Dynamic Topography

Sea Surface Height

Jason-3

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.

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept

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

Jason-1 Poster

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. 

OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft

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...