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Jason-1

Satellite oceanography mission. Jason-1 was launched on December 7, 2001 aboard a Delta 7920-10 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2001-055ANORAD 26997France

Identity

Name in GCAT
Jason
Common name
Jason-1
International designator
2001-055A
NORAD catalog number
26997
GCAT identifier
S26997
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/563

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Civil government
Program
Jason
Owner
CNES
Country
France
Builder
Alcatel Space, Centre spatiale de Cannes-Mandelieu
Platform (bus)
Proteus

Launch

Date
December 7, 2001 · 15:07 UTC
Launch record
2001-055Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC2W

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,320 km
Apogee
1,328 km
Inclination
66.05°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
2009
End of operations
Jul 1, 2013

Size

Mass
500 kg
Dry mass
472 kg
Length
3.3 m
Diameter
1.90 m
Span
6.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1970012 (CC0).