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.
Agency | NASA, CNES |
Launch date | 2001-12-07 |
EOL date | 2013-07-01 |
Data Source | CNES/AVISO |
Data Version | SGDR-E |
Mass | 500 kg |
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 |
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 |
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 |