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EUMETSAT extends Jason-2 operations

At its 87th session, the EUMETSAT Council approved the extension of Jason-2 operations and contracts required to deploy the EPS Second Generation (EPS-SG) system in the early 2020’s and improve access to EUMETSAT and Copernicus data.

Thursday, 3 December 2015

EUMETSAT Science Blog

Council takes steps to implement the EPS-SG and Jason-CS programmes

In the presence of Dr Stephen Volz, Assistant Administrator for NOAA Satellite and Information services, the EUMETSAT Council took important decisions for the implementation of the EPS-Second Generation (EPS-SG) and Jason-Continuity of Service (Jason-CS) programmes, both approved this summer and implemented in cooperation with the United States.

Friday, 11 September 2015

EUMETSAT Science Blog

Jason-CS Programme enters into force – two months ahead of COP 21

The Jason Continuity of Service (Jason-CS) optional programme of EUMETSAT entered into force on 9 September, based on the subscriptions from 12 Participating States (Austria, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom). More EUMETSAT Member States are expected to join the programme in the next 12 months to bring the level of subscriptions from 90 to 100%.

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Friday, 4 October 2019

EUMETSAT Science Blog

Jason-2 altimetry satellite decommissioned

Jason-2 altimetry satellite decommissioned after more than 11 years of ocean monitoring

Sunday, 17 January 2016

EUMETSAT Science Blog

Jason-3 successfully launched

The Jason-3 high-precision ocean altimetry satellite was successfully launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 19:42 CET (10:42 California time) on a Falcon 9 launcher procured by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as the acquisition agent for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Tuesday, 13 October 2020

EUMETSAT Science Blog

Change to processing standard of Jason-3 data

Jason-3 altimeter products updated to the new GDR-F standard on 29 October 2020.

Monday, 30 September 2019

EUMETSAT Science Blog

Jason-2 ceases operations

After more than 11 years in orbit and well beyond its three- to five-year mission baseline, the Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM) on Jason-2 will permanently cease acquisition of scientific data at 06:48 UTC on 1 October 2019 due to ageing-related issues onboard the spacecraft.

Press Gallery - Sat Programmes - Jason-2 - 2

Thursday, 18 June 2015

EUMETSAT Science Blog

Jason-3 prepares for launch in early August

The Jason-3 ocean altimetry satellite was shipped to Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on 17 June. The launch campaign will start with the arrival of the satellite at Vandenberg today for a launch date in early August, to be announced by NOAA in the coming days.

Friday, 1 July 2016

EUMETSAT Science Blog

Jason-3 Ocean data products become available to all Users

Today, an important milestone has been passed in the commissioning of the US-European Jason-3 ocean-monitoring mission launched on 17 January 2016 with the release of the near-real time (NRT) Operational Geophysical Data Records (OGDR) and the non-time critical (NTC) Interim Geophysical Data Record (IGDR) to all users.

Thursday, 21 January 2016

EUMETSAT Science Blog

Jason-3 delivers first data and products four days after launch

Four days after its launch on 17 January, the Jason-3 high-precision ocean altimetry satellite is delivering its first sea surface height measurement data in near-real time for evaluation by engineers from the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), EUMETSAT, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and scientists from the international Ocean Surface Topography Science Team.

Friday, 30 June 2017

EUMETSAT Science Blog

Jason-2 moves to a new orbit to assume added role in mapping Earth’s mean sea surface elevation

Jason-2, the European/US cooperative mission between EUMETSAT, the French Space Agency CNES, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), will change orbit and take on an additional role next month.

Friday, 14 October 2016

EUMETSAT Science Blog

Dual Capacity Established for Jason High Precision Ocean Altimetry Mission

After a series of re-orbiting manoeuvres for Jason-2, a dual Jason capability has been established, increasing the data flow for ocean models through enhanced spatial and temporal sampling of the ocean variables.

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