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17.01.2016 Jason-3 launch : Less than 1 hour remaining
At Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to boost the Jason-3 spacecraft into orbit.
17.01.2016 2 hours to GO : everything is nominal
Satellite, launcher and ground segment have all a nominal behavtor toward a launch of Jasno-3 in about 2 hours from now[more]
17.01.2016 Jason-3 Launch Timeline
About 154 seconds after the Falcon-9 rocket lifts off, the main engine will cut off. About three seconds after that, the rocket's first stage will separate. Second-stage ignition will follow in about eight seconds. Half a minute...[more]
17.01.2016 Jason-3 mission on NASA Tv.
During a Jan. 15 briefing on NASA Television, panelists gave an overview of the Jason-3 mission â scheduled to launch on Jan. 17 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Jason-3 is the newest in a series of satellites...[more]
17.01.2016 Jason-3 on top of the SpaceX launcher.
Falcon 9 is poised for launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base with the Jason-3 ocean altimetry satellite aboard.
16.01.2016 Jason-3 Launch Readiness Review successful!
Launch Readiness Review has been successfully held on Jan 15th in Vandenberg. The operations continue toward a launch in just less than 24 hours. Falcon9 was nominally rolled to the launch pad on Jan 15th (PST time), and has been...[more]
16.01.2016 Jason-3: D-1 before the launch !
All activities are going smoothly, the Launch Readiness Review will be performed today in Vandenberg. We are now about less than 30 hours before the Jason-3 lift-off.