HISTORICAL
SEA LEVEL MISSIONS

In addition to the Sentinel-6/Jason-CS mission, past joint U.S.-European sea level missions are listed below. Each item includes mission name, duration, and partners.

The ocean surface topography legacy; TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason-1, OSTM/Jason-2, and Jason-3 satellites.
Image credit: NASA

TOPEX/POSEIDON: 1992 – 2006

NASA and France's National Centre for Space Studies (CNES).

JASON-1: 2001 – 2013

NASA and CNES.

OSTM/JASON-2: 2008 – 2019

NASA; NOAA; CNES; EUMETSAT.

JASON-3: 2016 – CURRENT

NASA; NOAA; CNES; EUMETSAT.

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