 18-20 October 2010 |
Ocean Surface Topography Science Team (OSTST) meeting in Lisbon, Portugal |
| 12 March 2010 |
A nearly identical copy of Jason-2, Jason-3, Franco-American oceanography satellite, should be launched in 2013 to replace Jason-1 at 1336 km altitude.
The contract has been signed on 24 february between CNES and Thales Alenia Space which will built it. More details... |
| 5 August 2009 |
The Jason-2/OSTM Geophysical Data Records (GDRs) are now available to the public after one year of calibration/validation. More details... |
| 22-24 June 2009 |
Ocean Surface Topography Science Team (OSTST) meeting in Seattle, USA. |
| 15 May 2009 |
A new DEM was successfully uploaded on OSTM/Jason-2. More details... |
| 2 March 2009 |
First results for the Jason-1/Jason-2 tandem. More details... |
| 16 January 2009 |
Dissemination of IGDR products to all users by CNES via AVISO website |
| 15 December 2008 |
Dissemination of OGDR products to all users, by EUMETSAT and NOAA operational centers |
| 11-12 November 2008 |
Ocean Surface Topography Science Team (OSTST) meeting in Nice: first verification workshop for the Jason-2 mission |
| 29 October 2008 |
Jason-2 handover of operations for satellite routine from CNES to NOAA |
| 11 September 2008 |
Jason-2 receives in-flight acceptance |
| 22 August 2008 |
IGDR (Interim Geophysical Data Record) product dissemination to scientific PIs |
| 4 August 2008 |
OGDR product dissemination to scientific PIs |
| 4 July 2008 |
Jason-2 reaches operational orbit – Start of the Jason-1/Jason-2 tandem phase |
| 23 June 2008 |
First OGDR (Operational Geophysical Data Record, which is the operational near real-time non-validated product) product processed |
| June 20, 2008 |
Successful launch of Jason-2 by a Delta-2 rocket |
| June 9, 2008 |
Satellite transportation to its launch pad. |
| May 27, 2008 |
Mounting on the adaptor, Softride interface. |
| May 19, 2008 |
Satellite's hydrazine tanks filling and pressurization |
| April 29, 2008 |
Arrival of the satellite on its launch site (Vandenberg, California) |
| April 10, 2008 |
The satellite is packed in its container, ready to be sent (at first it was transported by road between Thales Alenia Space facilities in Cannes and Toulouse)
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| April 2008 |
Jason-2 scientific PIs (Principal Investigators) announcement |
| April 8, 2008 |
Operational Qualification Review |
| March 11, 2008 |
Satellite Qualification Review |
| October 2, 2007 |
Satellite Performances Key Point |
| September 2007 |
Deadline for the "OSTST" call for proposals for scientific research into Jason-2 data (in particular for calibration and validation work) for CNES EURMETSAT (deadline end of October for NASA/NOAA).
After an inter-agency coordination phase for the selection of European and American proposals, the official results are expected in March 2008. |
| June 2007 - January 2008 |
Satellite Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT) |
| June 2007 |
End of payload instruments integration and tests (DORIS and GPS) |
| April 2007- May 2008 |
Qualification tests of the ground segment |
| December 2006 |
Start of integration and testing of instruments on payload (DORIS and GPS)
 
Visit from NASA/JPL team during JASON-2 integration in Cannes
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| December 2006 |
System Interface Review |
| October 2006 |
Satellite Critical Design Review (CDR) |
| April 2006 |
Signature of the 4-partners Memorandum of Understanding |
| December 2005 |
Preliminary Design Review (PDR) |
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