Jason-2
Jason-2 is the follow-on of NASA/CNES’s Jason-1, and it is known also with the acronym OSTM, namely Ocean Surface Topography Mission. It was launched in June 2008 and it has the same orbit characteristics as its predecessor. From October 2016 Jason-2 is in an interleaved orbit, while the newer mission, namely Jason-3, continues operating on the former ground-track.
Jason-2 (Credit: NASA)
| Agency | NASA, CNES, NOAA, EUMETSAT |
| Launch date | 2008-06-20 |
| EOL date | 2019-10-01 |
| Data Source | CNES/AVISO |
| Data Version | GDR-D |
Orbit elements
Jason-2
| Repeat cycle | 9.9156 days |
| Inclination | 66.04 ° |
| Start of phase | 2008-07-04 |
| End of phase | 2016-10-02 |
| Revolutions | 127 |
| List of cycles | Link |
Jason-2 (Extended Mission)
| Repeat cycle | 9.9156 days |
| Inclination | 66.04 ° |
| Start of phase | 2016-10-13 |
| End of phase | 2017-05-17 |
| Revolutions | 127 |
| List of cycles | Link |
Jason-2 (Geodetic Mission, Phase 1)
| Start of phase | 2017-07-11 |
| End of phase | 2018-07-18 |
| Revolutions | 217 |
| List of cycles | Link |
Jason-2 (Geodetic Mission, Phase 2)
| Start of phase | 2018-07-25 |
| End of phase | 2019-10-01 |
| Revolutions | 217 |
| List of cycles | Link |
Current Missions
Future Missions