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19.01.2016 Jason-3 DORIS instrument provides real time ephemeris
The DIODE software onboard Jason-3 DORIS instrument provides real time ephemeris since yesterday around noon. The data quality was impacted by the satellite attitude law (so-called barbecue) but since today Jason-3 is using a...[more]
19.01.2016 Ocean Odyssey
"Altimetry applications in videos" produced by Cnes on the occasion of the Jason-3 launch, traces the many fields where this technique is involved and the roles of agencies.
18.01.2016 Jason-3 mission successfully launched
Jason-3 was successfully launched Sunday 17 January at 18:42 UTC from Vandenberg, California. The satellite is now under control of teams at CNES’s Toulouse Space Centre in charge of powering up the bus and payload.[more]
18.01.2016 Jason-3 DORIS instrument switched ON
The DORIS instrument has been successfully switched ON today at 5:40 UTC. The instrument behavior is fully nominal and has started to compute the on-orbit solutions thanks to the DIODE software. [more]
17.01.2016 Jason-3 in orbit
Flying from Vandenberg Air Force Base, the SpaceX Falcon9 rocket lifted off with the Jason-3 spacecraft at 18:42 UTC. The attempt to land the first stage on the ASDS in the Pacific Ocean was unsuccessful. The first Jason-3...[more]
17.01.2016 Jason-3 launch : Less than 1 hour remaining
At Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to boost the Jason-3 spacecraft into orbit. [more]
