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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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Ralph Gaume, director of the NSF’s astronomical sciences division, received an initial JASON letter report in mid-2020-08-01 and expected the final JASON report around 2020-10-01.

GovernancePlanValue 2.5Aug 26, 2020Report outlines measures to reduce impact of satellite constellations on astronomy
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Jason Andrews previously founded Andrews Space, Spaceflight, and BlackSky and merged those companies under Spaceflight in 2015.

GovernanceValue 3.5Jul 14, 2020Space hospitality startup to establish training complex

As director of the Space Test Program, D. Jason Cothern led the Rocket Systems Launch Program and was mission director for the Department of Defense’s first SpaceX Falcon 9 launch that deployed the NASA and NOAA DSCOVR satellite in February 2015.

GovernanceGeneralValue 4.0Feb 13, 2020F-35 program official named No. 2 at Space and Missile Systems Center

Brig. Gen. D. Jason Cothern was named vice commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base on 2020-02-13.

GovernanceValue 2.8Feb 13, 2020F-35 program official named No. 2 at Space and Missile Systems Center

The sea-level measurement mission sequence includes Topex-Poseidon (1992), Jason-1 (2001), Jason-2 (2008), and Jason-3 (2016).

PlanValue 3.0Jan 28, 2020Earth science mission named after former NASA official

Jason Dunn serves as the managing director of Made In Space Europe.

GovernanceValue 3.0Dec 9, 2019Made In Space Europe wins LSA contract to develop inexpensive robotic arm

The original Jason satellite launched in 2001 and ended its mission in 2013 in an orbit of about 1,325 km.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Oct 10, 2019Decommissioned Earth science satellite to remain in orbit for centuries

The OSTM/Jason-2 spacecraft was designed and built prior to the adoption of the international 25-year post-mission reentry requirement for low Earth orbit spacecraft.

GeneralLegalValue 2.2Oct 10, 2019Decommissioned Earth science satellite to remain in orbit for centuries

Final decommissioning activities for Jason-2 began after the mission ended and were completed by 2019-10-09.

PlanValue 3.0Oct 10, 2019Decommissioned Earth science satellite to remain in orbit for centuries

Jason-2, also known as the Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM), launched in June 2008 for a mission originally expected to last three years.

PlanValue 3.5Oct 10, 2019Decommissioned Earth science satellite to remain in orbit for centuries

A bipartisan amendment to strike section 1601 of the HASC version of the 2020 NDAA is expected to be offered by Representatives Doug Lamborn and Jason Crow during the committee markup.

LegalGovernanceValue 1.8Jun 11, 2019Machinists union mobilizing to defeat HASC chairman’s space launch legislation

SpaceX launched the Jason-3 oceanography mission for NASA in 2016.

RelationshipsPlanGeneralValue 3.8Nov 9, 2018NASA certifies Falcon 9 for highest priority science missions