NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Jason-1 / TIMED

Launch Time
Fri Dec 07, 2001 15:07 UTC

100th Delta II launch

Rocket

Delta II 7920-10C
Image Credit: ULA
Boeing
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 3,511 kN
Payload to LEO: 4,844 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 9
Rocket Height: 38.9 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.0 m
Fairing Height: 8.9 m

Mission Details

Jason-1

Jason-1 is a satellite oceanography mission to monitor global ocean circulation, study the ties between the ocean and the atmosphere, and improve global climate forecasts and predictions. Built by Thales Alenia Space. Operated by NASA and CNES.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 500.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

TIMED

The TIMED (Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics) is an orbiter mission dedicated to studying the dynamics of the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere (MLT) portion of the Earth's atmosphere. Built by the Applied Physics Laboratory.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 660.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Location

SLC-2W, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Stats

2001

56th orbital launch attempt

Delta II

100th mission
7th mission of 2001
98th successful mission
45th consecutive successful mission