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Jason

retired
Science ExplorationLEOCOSPAR 2001-055ALaunched 12/7/2001
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Jason/TIMED
Launch Vehicle
Delta 7920-10
Launch Date
12/7/2001
Last Contact
7/1/2013
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
1,324 km
Inclination
66.05 deg
Dry Mass
472 kg
Total Mass
500 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Science Exploration
Payload Category
SCI
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
French Space Agency (CNES)
Manufacturer
Thales Alenia Space
Registry
COSPAR ID
2001-055A
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/563
Track
Mentions
112
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Rep. Jason Crow emphasized the importance of American leadership in space through the introduction of the Quad Space Act.

LegalGeneralValue 2.5Sep 16, 2025House Bill Introduced to Boost In-Orbit Cooperation for Quad States
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The SPBA's analysis team included Emily Calvanese, Mike Evert, Raman Johal, Jason Salmanoff, Joe Maly, and Paul Wilke.

GovernanceValue 1.6Apr 21, 2025Anything but expendable (part 3)

Firefly CEO Jason Kim stated the Blue Ghost 1 team ‘nailed it’ with the lunar landing.

GeneralGovernanceValue 3.0Mar 3, 2025Firefly lands on the Moon

The high repetition rate has allowed researchers to achieve up to 2,000,000 successful distance measurements to the retroreflector-equipped research satellite Jason-2 in 15 seconds.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jan 13, 2025Erfolgreiche Entfernungsmessung mit Megahertz-Laser

Jason Mallare stated that firmer commitments to preposition or inventory hardware would provide commercial players with greater financial certainty as part of CASR.

FinancialGeneralLegalValue 2.5Dec 12, 2024Companies seek more support for Space Force’s commercial reserve initiative

Jason Kim, CEO of Firefly Aerospace, recommended small study contracts for commercial space businesses to help prioritize collaborative efforts.

GovernanceValue 1.8Dec 12, 2024Companies seek more support for Space Force’s commercial reserve initiative

Jason Mello, CEO of The KMC Group, moderated the Launch Service Procurement session at Silicon Valley Space Week’s MilSat Symposium on 2024-10-24 and identified understanding Department of Defense needs as extremely important and that launch is the key part.

GeneralGovernanceValue 1.3Oct 24, 2024DoD procurement and launch choices

Jason Stoker is affiliated with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and is a member of the Geo Week 2025 Advisory Board.

GovernanceValue 2.2Oct 3, 2024Advisory Board Announced for Geo Week 2025

Jason Kim received a Master of Business Administration from the University of California at Los Angeles Anderson School of Management.

GovernanceValue 1.0Aug 29, 2024Firefly Aerospace Names Jason Kim as New Chief Executive Officer

Jason Kim will become Chief Executive Officer of Firefly Aerospace effective 2024-10-01.

GovernanceValue 4.0Aug 29, 2024Firefly Aerospace Names Jason Kim as New Chief Executive Officer

The project continues 30 years of Franco-American cooperation in satellite altimetry through the TOPEX-Poseidon, Jason, and SWOT programs.

GeneralCapabilityValue 3.0Jun 11, 2024ODYSEA project selected by NASA for the Earth System Explorers program

Lt Col Jason Altenhofen, Director of Operations for Space Safari, supports using the Gravitics space station module as an unconventional and potentially game-changing solution for TacRS.

GeneralCapabilityGovernanceValue 2.2Apr 29, 2024Gravitics Secures $1.7M Space Force Contract for Tactically Responsive Space Development

Jason Hallett, vice president and general manager of Topcon Integration Services, states that Aptix eliminates time-consuming manual data entry, allowing professionals to focus on strategic tasks.

GeneralValue 1.2Jul 13, 2023Topcon Launches an Integration Platform for Heavy Civil Construction

Jason Brown, Director of the Carnegie Science Center, is collaborating with COSM, Astrobotic, and other stakeholders to develop the 8-acre property from Carnegie Science Center through Allegheny Avenue into Western Avenue.

GrowthRelationshipsValue 3.8Jun 1, 2023The Keystone Space Collaborative announces Space + Defense Innovation District

House members Jason Crow (D-Colo.) and Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) introduced a new version of the Space National Guard bill 2023-05 that would establish space units in seven states and Guam.

LegalPlanValue 2.8May 16, 2023Political fight escalates over Space National Guard

An alternative funding profile proposed by Jason Tumlinson would allow the Habitable Worlds Observatory to launch in 2035 and the other two missions in 2040 and 2045 if NASA’s astrophysics budget grows from about $1,500,000,000 to $2,500,000,000 annually.

PlanFinancialValue 4.0Feb 21, 2023Envisioning the next generation of space telescopes

Jason Tumlinson presented a funding profile that would allow the $11,000,000,000 Habitable Worlds Observatory to launch in 2041, with the X-ray and far-infrared telescopes following in 2047 and 2051.

PlanFinancialValue 4.0Feb 21, 2023Envisioning the next generation of space telescopes

Jason Zhang, Director at Luce SG, noted that Amazon Location Service powered by GrabMaps provides one of the most accurate maps and routing data in its operating geographies.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 3.8Feb 14, 2023GrabMaps to power location-services for AWS in Southeast Asia

Jack Dangermond, president and founder of Esri, delivered the Special Achievement in GIS Award to Greater St. Louis, Inc. Founding Chair Andrew C. Taylor and CEO Jason Hall at Geo-Resolution 2022.

GovernanceGeneralValue 3.0Sep 30, 2022Greater St. Louis Wins Esri Special Achievement in GIS Award

Thales Alenia Space developed advanced altimeters for programs including SIRAL-2, Poseidon 4 on Sentinel-6/Jason-CS, AltiKa on the CNES/ISRO SARAL satellite, and KaRIn on the CNES/JPL SWOT satellite.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jun 29, 2022Thales Alenia Space’s agreements regarding development of IRIS and CRISTAL for Europe’s Copernicus Earth observation program