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Oceanography
Oceanography is explored here through 7 archived missions, from Seasat 1 through Sentinel-6B, with the program’s spacecraft, people, milestones, and source-backed history connected along the way.
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Oceanography spacecraft
7 mission-specific spacecraft and test articles, plus 0 launch systems and shared hardware records.
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Ocean-observation and radar-altimetry satelliteDecember 7, 2001Jason-1 ocean-observation satellite
Jason-1 ocean-observation satellite launched at about 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms) and operated under NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and French space agency CNES.
Ocean-observation and radar-altimetry satelliteJune 20, 2008Jason-2 ocean-observation satellite
Jason-2 ocean-observation satellite launched at about 1,125 pounds (510 kilograms) and operated under NASA, CNES, NOAA, and EUMETSAT.
Ocean-observation and radar-altimetry satelliteJanuary 17, 2016Jason-3 ocean-observation satellite
Jason-3 ocean-observation satellite launched at about 1,220 pounds (553 kilograms) and operated under NOAA, EUMETSAT, CNES, and NASA.
Ocean-observation and radar-altimetry satelliteJune 27, 1978Seasat 1 ocean-observation satellite
Seasat 1 ocean-observation satellite launched at about 5,070 pounds (2,300 kilograms) and operated under NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Ocean-observation and radar-altimetry satelliteNovember 21, 2020Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean-observation satellite
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean-observation satellite launched at about 2,628 pounds (1,192 kilograms) and operated under ESA, EUMETSAT, NASA, NOAA, CNES, and the European Commission.
Ocean-observation and radar-altimetry satelliteNovember 16, 2025Sentinel-6B ocean-observation satellite
Sentinel-6B ocean-observation satellite launched at about 2,628 pounds (1,192 kilograms) and operated under ESA, EUMETSAT, NASA, NOAA, CNES, and the European Commission.
Ocean-observation and radar-altimetry satelliteAugust 10, 1992TOPEX/Poseidon ocean-observation satellite
TOPEX/Poseidon ocean-observation satellite launched at about 5,295 pounds (2,402 kilograms) and operated under NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and French space agency CNES.