Status
Success
Jason-2
Launch Time
Fri Jun 20, 2008 07:46 UTC
Fri Jun 20, 2008 07:46 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
JASON-2/OSTM
OSTM/Jason-2, or the Ocean Surface Topography Mission on the Jason-2 satellite, is an international Earth observation satellite mission that continues the sea surface height measurements begun in 1992 by the joint NASA/CNES TOPEX/Poseidon mission and followed by the NASA/CNES Jason-1 mission launched in 2001.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 510.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-2W, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
2008
32nd orbital launch attempt
United Launch Alliance
19th mission
5th mission of 2008
18th successful mission
14th consecutive successful mission
Delta II
137th mission
3rd mission of 2008
135th successful mission
82nd consecutive successful mission