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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulEarth ScienceDelta II
Launched 2001-12-07 15:07:35 UTCSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Success
Reached High Earth Orbit
Worldwide
56th
orbital launch attempt in 2001
United States Air Force
10th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 2W
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
49 d 20 h
since the pad's previous launch
Jason-1 is the first follow-on to the highly successful TOPEX/Poseidon mission that measured ocean surface topography to an accuracy of 4.2 cm, enabled scientists to forecast the 1997-1998 El Niño, and improved understanding of ocean circulation and its effect of global climate.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1947 · Commander-in-Chief President of the US
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
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Height
38.7m
Diameter
2.4m
To low Earth orbit
5,959kg
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