Satellite characteristics
Launch Date - End 20 June 2008 - 1 October 2019
Status Decommissioned
Orbit type Circular non-sun-synchronous orbit
Altitude 1336
Orbit inclination 66.038
Orbit period 120
Satellite family: Jason (Joint Altimetry Satellite Oceanography Network)
Jason is the name of a joint CNES/NASA oceanography mission series with the objective to monitor global ocean circulation, discover the tie between the oceans and atmosphere, improve global climate predictions, and to monitor events such as El Niño conditions and ocean eddies.Sensor characteristics
| Sensor name | AMR (Advanced Microwave Radiometer) |
|---|---|
| Sensor short description | |
| Sensor type | Atmospheric instrument |
| Resolution class | Very Low (> 1 km) |
| Sensor name | DORIS (Doppler Orbitography and Radio-positioning Integrated by Satellite) |
|---|---|
| Sensor short description | |
| Sensor type | Radar altimeter |
| Resolution class | NA |
| Sensor name | GPSP (Global Positioning System Payload) |
|---|---|
| Sensor short description | |
| Sensor type | Radar altimeter |
| Resolution class | NA |
| Sensor name | Poseidon-3 |
|---|---|
| Sensor short description | |
| Sensor type | Radar altimeter |
| Resolution class | Very Low (> 1 km) |