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19.01.2016 Ocean Odyssey

"Altimetry applications in videos" produced by Cnes on the occasion of the Jason-3 launch, traces the many fields where this technique is involved and the roles of agencies.
18.01.2016 Jason-3 mission successfully launched

Jason-3 was successfully launched Sunday 17 January at 18:42 UTC from Vandenberg, California. The satellite is now under control of teams at CNESâs Toulouse Space Centre in charge of powering up the bus and payload.[more]
18.01.2016 Jason-3 DORIS instrument switched ON
The DORIS instrument has been successfully switched ON today at 5:40 UTC. The instrument behavior is fully nominal and has started to compute the on-orbit solutions thanks to the DIODE software.
17.01.2016 Jason-3 in orbit
Flying from Vandenberg Air Force Base, the SpaceX Falcon9 rocket lifted off with the Jason-3 spacecraft at 18:42 UTC. The attempt to land the first stage on the ASDS in the Pacific Ocean was unsuccessful.
The first Jason-3...[more]
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]