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Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason 2 Begins Mapping Oceans
07.30.08 --Less than a month after launch, the new NASA-French space agency Jason 2 oceanography satellite has produced its first complete maps.
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Mission News
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Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason 2 Begins Mapping Oceans
Less than a month after launch, the new NASA-French space agency Jason 2 oceanography satellite has produced its first complete maps.
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NASA Launches OSTM/Jason 2
A new oceanography satellite launched on a globe-circling voyage to continue charting sea level, a vital indicator of global climate change.
Mission Features
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Ocean Surface a Boon for Extreme Event Forecasts, Warnings
07.16.08 - For humans in the path of destructive hurricanes and tsunamis, an accurate warning of the pending event is critical for damage control and survival.
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NASA Mission to be Crystal Ball into Oceans' Future, Mirror to the Past
07.08.08 - Imagine the lives that could be saved from flash floods if only scientists could more accurately predict the dynamics of Earth's often unpredictable oceans.
Launch Control Center
Videos
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We Have Separation!
NASA Telemetry Manager Mark Levigne confirmed the separation of the OSTM/Jason-2 spacecraft.
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OSTM/Jason-2 is Headed for Orbit!
The OSTM/Jason-2 spacecraft is on its way into space to begin a three-year mission to map the ocean's surface.
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OSTM/Jason-2 Prelaunch Webcast
Go behind the scenes as a Delta II rocket prepares to launch the OSTM/Jason-2 spacecraft.
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Watching Our Oceans
A new satellite mission will help monitor Earth's changing climate and improve weather forecasting.
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Animations
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Spacecraft with Instruments
This animation shows the Ocean Surface Topography/Jason-2 spacecraft with its instruments working.