Jason-1
Jason-1 is a project realized from the collaboration between NASA and CNES, and it is considered the successor of TOPEX/Poseidon. Launched in December 2001, Jason-1 flew on a non-Sun-synchronous, circular orbit, at altitude 1336 km and inclination 66.038°. During this first phase of the mission, its ground-track was the same as TOPEX, with a repeat cycle of 9.9156 days. In May 2012 Jason-1 moved into a geodetic orbit until the end of the mission in June 2013.
Jason-1 (Credit: NASA)
| Agency | NASA, CNES |
| Launch date | 2001-12-07 |
| EOL date | 2013-07-01 |
| Data Source | CNES/AVISO |
| Data Version | SGDR-E |
| Mass | 500 kg |
Orbit elements
Jason-1
| Repeat cycle | 9.9156 days |
| Inclination | 66.04 ° |
| Start of phase | 2002-01-15 |
| End of phase | 2009-01-26 |
| Revolutions | 127 |
| List of cycles | Link |
Jason-1 (Extended Mission)
| Repeat cycle | 9.9156 days |
| Inclination | 66.04 ° |
| Start of phase | 2009-02-10 |
| End of phase | 2012-09-15 |
| Revolutions | 127 |
| List of cycles | Link |
Jason-1 (Geodetic Mission)
| Repeat cycle | 406 days (with subcycle of 10.9 days) |
| Inclination | 66.042 ° |
| Start of phase | 2012-05-07 |
| End of phase | 2013-06-20 |
| Revolutions | 127 |
| Mean Height | 1309.5 km |
| List of cycles | Link |
Current Missions
Future Missions