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4.2.3. The Jason-1 mission

Satellite	Jason-1
Launched	7 December 2001
Mission	Measure sea surface height
Altitude	1336 km
Inclination	66° (non-sun-synchronous)

Jason-1 is the follow-on to Topex/Poseidon, whose main features it has inherited (orbit, instruments, measurement accuracy, etc.), and is being developed jointly by CNES and NASA. Satellite control and data processing operations are performed by a new ground segment.

Further information on:

Onboard instruments
Orbit
Mission's objectives
Ground segment

Jason-1 (Aviso/CNES)

Ocean surface topography from space (NASA/JPL)

Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (NASA/JPL)

Jason-1 and 2, the ocean observatory (CNES)

	URL: http://www.altimetry.info/html/missions/jason1/welcome_en.html