Jason-3

TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth

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.

Jason-3 Lifts Off!

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

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.

Jason-1 launch images

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

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

Poseidon-3 Altimeter

Jason-1 Launch - Artists Concept

t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain

OSTM/Jason-2 LRA

Ocean Dynamic Topography

Mike Davis in front of the faring

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

TOPEX/Poseidon LRA

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

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

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.

Ocean Dynamic Topography

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Nov. 21, 2020, at 9:17 a.m. PST

Jason-1 Launch Configuration

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 ...

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1 Radiometer