Jason-2

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

07:46:00

Friday June 20, 2008

Mission Details

JASON-2/OSTM

Wiki

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.

Low Earth Orbit

1 Payload

510 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Delta II 7320-10C

Active 1999 to 2015

United Launch Alliance logo

Agency

ULA

Rocket

Height: 38.9m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 2,703 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,533 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3m

Height: 8.9m

Stages

2

Strap-ons

3

Launch Site

SLC-2W

Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

13 days 1 hour

Stats

Delta II


137th

Mission

3rd

Mission of 2008

United Launch Alliance


19th

Mission

5th

Mission of 2008

2008


32nd

Orbital launch attempt