OSTM (Jason-2) Mission

Identifierostm-jason-2NamesOcean Surface Topography MissionOSTM (Jason-2)Aliasesjason-2 About identifiers
SeriesJasonjason

Objectives and Applications

3-year nominal mission life. Physical oceanography, geodesy/gravity, climate monitoring, marine meteorology. Long-Repeat Orbit geodetic mission phase from July 2016 to December 2019.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Ocean Surface Topography Mission
aka Jason-2
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
NASA, EUMETSAT, NOAA
Launch Date
20 Jun 2008
Mission Links
mission site | data access portal
EOL Date
10 Oct 2019
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Inclined, non-sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
111.8 minutes
Orbit Sense
N/A
Orbit Inclination
66.05 deg
Orbit Altitude
1309 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
371 days
NORAD Catalog #
33105
International Designator
2008-032A

Mission Instruments

AMR - Advanced Microwave Radiometer ostm-jason-2_amr
DGXX - Doppler Orbitography and Radio-positioning Integrated by Satellite-New Generation XX ostm-jason-2_dgxx
GPSP - Global Positioning System Payload ostm-jason-2_gpsp
LRA - Laser Retroreflector Array ostm-jason-2_lra
POSEIDON-3 - Positioning Ocean Solid Earth Ice Dynamics Orbiting Navigator (Single frequency solid state radar altimeter) ostm-jason-2_poseidon-3

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAtmospheric Humidity Fields AMR
Gravity and Magnetic FieldsGravity, Magnetic and Geodynamic measurements DGXX, GPSP, LRA, POSEIDON-3
LandLandscape topography POSEIDON-3
OceanOcean topography/currents AMR, DGXX, GPSP, LRA, POSEIDON-3
Ocean surface winds POSEIDON-3
Ocean wave height and spectrum POSEIDON-3

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