[Jason-2] Status update: Restart of Core Mission

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13.09.2013 08:23 Age: 11 yrs

[Jason-2] Status update: Restart of Core Mission

Category: Operational news

The Jason-2 satellite is again operational.

Thrusday 12th September at 12:22 UT, the POSEIDON3 altimeter has been switched ON; 2 hours after, AMR radiometer and precise GPS were also enabled (around 14:17 UT and 14:21 UT respectivelly) allowing the mission to restart nominally .

NRT production (OGDR) has already restarted and the products should be distributed by EUMETSAT and NOAA in the coming hours.
Off line products (IGDRs) will be produced with some delays (after CALVAL quality checks). The routine production should resume nominally next week.

The Jason-2 mission was interrupted since cycle 190 pass 185. Normal science operations will resume at cycle191 and the OGDR nominal production has been resumed on cycle 191 pass 126. The Jason-2 mission was interrupted during 180 hours and 28 minutes .

Jason-2 passengers will be switched on next Monday (September 16th).

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

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