2001 · United States Air Force
Jason
successDelta II | Jason
Jason-1 is the first follow-on to the highly successful TOPEX/Poseidon mission that measured ocean surface topography to an accuracy of 4.2 cm, enabled scientists to forecast the 1997-1998 El Niño, and improved understanding of ocean circulation and its effect of global climate.
Overview
- Date / time
- December 7, 2001 at 03:07 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 2W
- Mission
- Jason
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit achieved
- High Earth Orbit