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08.04.2013 06:24 Age: 12 yrs

[Jason-2] Restart of core mission

Category: Operational news

Friday 5th April, the POSEIDON3 altimeter, the AMR radiometer and precise GPS have been switched on; allowing the mission to restart nominally.

The Jason-2 satellite is again operational. 
Friday 5th April, at 14:14z, the POSEIDON3 altimeter has been switched on; 2 hours after, AMR radiometer and precise GPS were also enabled (around 16:26z and 16:30z respectivelly) allowing the mission to restart nominally. 
  • NRT  products (OGDR) should be distributed by EUMETSAT and NOAA in the coming hours. 
  • Off line products (IGDRs) will be produced with some delays and the routine production should resume nominally next week. 
The Jason-2 mission was interrupted since cycle 174.  Normal science operations will resume at beginning of cycle 175.
Jason-2 passengers will be switched on Monday 8th April.
I hope that our preferred satellite will let us now some quiet weeks….
Many thanks to the CNES and NOAA Ops teams for this quick and efficient recovery.
Thierry Guinle - CNES
on behalf EUMETSAT-NOAA-CNES-JPL Project Managers

See related previous events:

  • 2013/04/05 [Jason-2] <link http: www.aviso.oceanobs.com en news-storage _top external-link-new-window>Restart expected by Friday April 5th
  • 2013/04/03 [Jason-2] <link http: www.aviso.oceanobs.com en news-storage _top external-link-new-window>Recovery in progress
  • 2013/04/02 [Jason-2]<link http: www.aviso.oceanobs.com en news-storage _top external-link-new-window> new Safe Hold Mode
  • 2013/03/29 [Jason-2] <link http: www.aviso.oceanobs.com en news-storage _top external-link-new-window>Restart of core mission
  • 2013/03/28 [Jason-2] <link http: www.aviso.oceanobs.com en news-storage _top external-link-new-window>Start of recovery
  • 2013/03/26 [Jason-2] <link http: www.aviso.oceanobs.com en news-storage _top external-link-new-window>Jason-2 in Safe Hold Mode since March 25th 03:30 UTC
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