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Jason

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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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Jason Achilles Mezilis entered the space sector in 2016 and secured a role helping design the microphone for NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover after conducting extensive research and cold calls to people at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

GovernanceGeneralValue 2.2May 25, 2022Experts offer advice for space sector entrepreneurs
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Jason Sperry joined Satcom Direct in 2016 and served there for six years as Director, Strategy and Business after joining as Director of Product Management (Hardware).

GovernanceValue 2.2May 11, 2022OneWeb Appoints Three New Leaders To The Company’s Mobility Team

Jason Smith is Fugro’s Global Director for Geo-data Analysis and Geoconsulting.

GovernanceValue 2.4Jan 25, 2022Fugro partners with University of Houston on a collaborative project to advance Geo-data science skills

Jason Dunn is a co-founder and CEO of Outpost.

GovernanceValue 4.0Nov 18, 2021Outpost to return satellites and payloads from orbit

Outpost was founded earlier this year by Jason Dunn, Aaron Kemmer, and Michael Vergalla.

GovernanceValue 2.0Nov 18, 2021Outpost to return satellites and payloads from orbit

Jason Dunn co-founded Made In Space and served as its director before it was purchased by Redwire in 2020.

GovernanceRelationshipsValue 4.0Nov 18, 2021Outpost to return satellites and payloads from orbit

At the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Jason B. Mello led a team of senior scientists and directed an over $500,000,000 per year portfolio researching and developing future technologies for the Air Force and Space Force.

GovernanceFinancialValue 4.0Nov 4, 2021Firefly Aerospace Appoints A President For Their STS Subsidiary

Rep. Jason Crow stated that former President Trump abused his power in the decision to relocate a military base.

LegalGovernanceGeneralValue 1.5Oct 18, 2021Investigations of U.S. Space Command’s basing decision to continue into 2022

Rep. Jason Crow believes that if the standard military basing process had been followed, U.S. Space Command would remain in Colorado.

GeneralValue 1.2Oct 18, 2021Investigations of U.S. Space Command’s basing decision to continue into 2022

Representative Doug Lamborn and Representative Jason Crow introduced legislation on 2021-08-30 to establish a Space National Guard as a reserve component of the U.S. Space Force.

LegalGeneralValue 2.8Aug 30, 2021Lamborn and Crow propose establishment of Space Force National Guard

Jason JonMichael supports LiDAR-based solutions for protecting personally identifiable information while improving street safety in Austin.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.0Jul 15, 2021Velodyne Lidar partners with NVIDIA Metropolis for intelligent infrastructure solutions

Jason Andrews is a co-founder of Orbite and created Orbite in 2019 with French entrepreneur Nicholas Gaume.

GovernanceValue 4.0May 12, 2021Orbite to offer commercial human spaceflight training program

Jason Hall, CEO of Greater St. Louis, Inc., identifies geospatial technology as a critical next-generation growth sector for the St. Louis region in the 2030 Jobs Plan.

GrowthPlanValue 1.8Apr 2, 2021NGA Accelerator announces startups for inaugural cohort

Rakon has provided components for space missions since the TOPEX/Poseidon mission in 1992 and for subsequent Jason and Sentinel missions.

GeneralValue 3.0Dec 18, 2020Rakon Helps Build A Satellite View of Climate Change

In less than a month after launch, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will receive commands to raise its orbit to trail Jason-3 by about 30 seconds.

PlanValue 4.0Nov 23, 2020NASA, U.S. and European partners launch mission to monitor global ocean

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich and Sentinel-6B compose the Sentinel-6/Jason-CS (Continuity of Service) mission developed in partnership with the European Space Agency.

GeneralRelationshipsValue 3.2Nov 23, 2020NASA, U.S. and European partners launch mission to monitor global ocean

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will take over as the primary sea level satellite while Jason-3 will provide a supporting role until the end of its mission.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Nov 23, 2020NASA, U.S. and European partners launch mission to monitor global ocean

The sea level record continued with Jason-1 in 2001, OSTM/Jason-2 in 2008, and Jason-3 in 2016 before Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich.

GeneralValue 3.5Nov 23, 2020NASA, U.S. and European partners launch mission to monitor global ocean

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich provides continuity of sea surface height measurements dating back to the TOPEX/Poseidon mission launched in 1992 and the three Jason spacecraft launched in 2001, 2008, and 2016.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Nov 21, 2020Falcon 9 launches Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean science satellite

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will operate in the same orbit as Jason-3 with the two satellites about 30 seconds apart.

CapabilityValue 4.0Nov 21, 2020Falcon 9 launches Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean science satellite