Jason-1 Mission

Objectives and Applications

3-year nominal mission life, currently in extended operations. Physical oceanography, geodesy/gravity, climate monitoring, marine meteorology.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Jason-1
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
09 Dec 2001
Mission Links
EOL Date
03 Jul 2013
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Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
112.4 minutes
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
66 deg
Orbit Altitude
1336 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
10 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

DORIS-NG - Doppler Orbitography and Radio-positioning Integrated by Satellite-New Generation
JMR - JASON Microwave Radiometer
LRA - Laser Retroreflector Array
POSEIDON-2 (SSALT-2) - Positioning Ocean Solid Earth Ice Dynamics Orbiting Navigator (Single frequency solid state radar altimeter)
TRSR - Turbo-Rogue Space Receiver

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAtmospheric Humidity Fields JMR
Gravity and Magnetic FieldsGravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurements DORIS-NG, LRA, POSEIDON-2 (SSALT-2), TRSR
LandLandscape topography POSEIDON-2 (SSALT-2)
OceanOcean topography/currents DORIS-NG, JMR, LRA, POSEIDON-2 (SSALT-2), TRSR
Ocean surface winds POSEIDON-2 (SSALT-2)
Ocean wave height and spectrum JMR, POSEIDON-2 (SSALT-2)

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