Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Jason 2 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA/France |
Operator/Owner |
NASA/Centre National d´Etudes Spatiales (CNES)/NOAA/EUMETSAT |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Earth Science |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Intermediate |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
1332 |
Apogee (km) |
1344 |
Eccentricity |
0.000778412039439543 |
Inclination (degrees) |
66 |
Period (minutes) |
112.4 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
553 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
510 |
Power (watts) |
500 |
Date of Launch |
20-06-2008 |
Expected Lifetime |
5 yrs. |
Contractor |
Thales Alenia Space |
Country of Contractor |
France |
Launch Site |
Vandenberg AFB |
Launch Vehicle |
Delta 2 |
COSPAR Number |
2008-032A |
NORAD Number |
33105 |
Comments |
Monitor sea surface level and wave heights. |