United States Air Force

Jason

Delta II 7920-10

SUCCESS
Success

Friday, December 7, 2001 · 15:07 UTC

Mission

/01

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.

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

High Earth Orbit (HEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Delta II 7920-10

Variant: 7920-10

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 2W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.756° N, 120.622° W

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