Jason-1 Mission

Identifierjason-1NamesJason-1 About identifiers
SeriesJasonjason

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
NASA, CNES
Launch Date
07 Dec 2001
Mission Links
mission site | data access portal
EOL Date
03 Jul 2013
EO Portal Info

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 #
26997
International Designator
2001-055A

Mission Instruments

DORIS-NG - Doppler Orbitography and Radio-positioning Integrated by Satellite-New Generation jason-1_doris-ng
JMR - JASON Microwave Radiometer jason-1_jmr
LRA - Laser Retroreflector Array jason-1_lra
POSEIDON-2 (SSALT-2) - Positioning Ocean Solid Earth Ice Dynamics Orbiting Navigator (Single frequency solid state radar altimeter) jason-1_poseidon-2-ssalt-2
TRSR - Turbo-Rogue Space Receiver jason-1_trsr

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)

OpenSearch Datasets

Selected IDN OpenSearch Results (search all 64 )
Ocean Surface Current Analyses Real-time (OSCAR) Surface Currents - Near Real Time 0.25 Degree (Vers ...
Ocean Surface Current Analyses Real-time (OSCAR) Surface Currents - Final 0.25 Degree (Version 2.0)
Ocean Surface Current Analyses Real-time (OSCAR) Surface Currents - Interim 0.25 Degree (Version 2.0 ...
NASA-SSH Global Mean Sea Level from Simple Gridded Sea Surface Height
NASA-SSH Along-Track Sea Surface Height from Standardized Reference Missions Version 1
NASA-SSH Simple Gridded Sea Surface Height from Standardized Reference Missions Only Version 1.1
ESA Sea Level Climate Change Initiative (Sea_Level_cci): Time series of gridded Sea Level Anomalies ...
ESA Sea Level Climate Change Initiative (Sea_Level_cci): Fundamental Climate Data Records of sea lev ...
ESA Sea Level Climate Change Initiative (Sea_Level_cci): Oceanic Indicators of Mean Sea Level Change ...
ESA Lakes Climate Change Initiative (Lakes_cci): Lake products, Version 1.0
Selected FedEO OpenSearch Results (view all 17 results: browser , table )
ESA Sea Level Climate Change Initiative (Sea_Level_cci): New network of virtual altimetry stations f...
ESA Sea Level Climate Change Initiative (Sea_Level_cci): Oceanic Indicators of Mean Sea Level Change...
CLIMATE APPLICATIONS: Ananlyses of the Global mean sea level change, ocean circulation, sea level ri...
CLIMATE APPLICATIONS: The global mean level of the oceans is one of the most important indicators of...
CLIMATE APPLICATIONS: The global mean level of the oceans is one of the most important indicators of...
ESA Lakes Climate Change Initiative (Lakes_cci): Lake products, Version 2.1
ESA Sea Level Climate Change Initiative (Sea_Level_cci): Fundamental Climate Data Records of sea lev...
ESA Sea Level Climate Change Initiative (Sea_Level_cci): Time series of gridded Sea Level Anomalies ...
ESA Lakes Climate Change Initiative (Lakes_cci): Lake products, Version 1.1
ESA Lakes Climate Change Initiative (Lakes_cci): Lake products, Version 1.0
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