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.
HISTORICAL
SEA LEVEL MISSIONS
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.