Jason-1
Sign in to saveAlso known as Joint Altimetry Satellite Oceanography Network - 1, EOS-ALT1, EOS-Altimetry
Jason-1 was a satellite altimeter oceanography mission. It sought to monitor global ocean circulation, study the ties between the ocean and the atmosphere, improve global climate forecasts and predictions, and monitor events such as El Niño and ocean eddies. Jason-1 was launched in 2001 and it was followed by OSTM/Jason-2 in 2008, and Jason-3 in 2016the Jason satellite series. Jason-1 was launched alongside the TIMED spacecraft.
Key facts
- Spaceflight.name
- Jason-1
- Spaceflight.image
- File:Jason-1.jpg
- Spaceflight.image_caption
- Artist's interpretation of the Jason-1 satellite
- Spaceflight.image_size
- 300px
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Oceanography mission
- Spaceflight.operator
- NASACNES
- Spaceflight.website
- Ocean Surface Topography from Space
- Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
- 2001-055A
- Spaceflight.SATCAT
- 26997
- Spaceflight.mission_duration
- 3 years (planned) years (achieved)
- Spaceflight.spacecraft_bus
- Proteus
- Spaceflight.manufacturer
- Thales Alenia Space
- Spaceflight.power
- 1000 watts
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- 7 December 2001, 15:07:00 UTC
- Spaceflight.launch_rocket
- Delta II 7920-10
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Vandenberg, SLC-2W
- Spaceflight.launch_contractor
- Boeing Defense, Space & Security
- Spaceflight.deactivated
- 1 July 2013
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Naming
- History
- Satellite instruments
- Use of information
- Ocean variability
- Sea level change
- Planetary Waves
- Ocean tides
- Ocean models
- Benefits to society
- See also
- References
- External links
Jason-1 was a satellite altimeter oceanography mission. It sought to monitor global ocean circulation, study the ties between the ocean and the atmosphere, improve global climate forecasts and predictions, and monitor events such as El Niño and ocean eddies. Jason-1 was launched in 2001 and it was followed by OSTM/Jason-2 in 2008, and Jason-3 in 2016the Jason satellite series. Jason-1 was launched alongside the TIMED spacecraft.
== Naming == The lineage of the name begins with the JASO1 meeting (JASO=Journées Altimétriques Satellitaires pour l'Océanographie) in Toulouse, France to study the problems of assimilating altimeter data in models. Jason as an acronym also stands for "Joint Altimetry Satellite Oceanography Network". Additionally, it is used to reference the mythical quest for knowledge of Jason and the Argonauts.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140117162201/http://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satelliteprogrammes/view/85== History == Jason-1 is the successor to the TOPEX/Poseidon mission, which measured ocean surface topography from 1992 through 2005. Like its predecessor, Jason-1 is a joint project between the NASA (United States) and CNES (France) space agencies. Jason-1's successor, the Ocean Surface Topography Mission on the Jason-2 satellite, was launched in June 2008. These satellites provide a unique global view of the oceans that is impossible to acquire using traditional ship-based sampling.
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