Spacecraft information: JASON-2

Launch Details
Launched 19 June 2008
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner France
NORAD ID 33105
COSPAR ID 2008-032A
Alternative names OSTM
OCEAN SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY MISSION
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 66.037°
Eccentricity 0.00077
RA ascending node 17.282 hr
Argument perigee 271.315°
Mean anomaly 205.161°
Orbital period 111.828 min
Epoch of osculation 10 Mar 2026, 02:06

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1311.9 km
Mean Altitude 1317.8 km
Peak Altitude 1323.7 km

Launched alongside

DELTA 2 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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