SPACE TRAVEL SPACE DAILY SPACE WAR TERRA DAILY MARS DAILY SPACE MART GPS DAILY ENERGY DAILY
  Space Travel News  
Get Our Free Newsletters Via Email
  
Search All Our Sites at SpaceBank
LAUNCH PAD
OSTM-Jason 2 Satellite Ready For June 20 Launch From California

The OSTM/Jason 2 satellite mission is an international collaboration between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the French space agency Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), and the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT).
by Staff Writers
 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 12, 2008
 The launch of the Ocean Surface Topography Mission, or OSTM/Jason 2 satellite, aboard a Delta II rocket is scheduled for Friday, June 20, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in central California. The launch window extends from 12:46 to 12:55 a.m. PDT (3:46 to 3:55 a.m. EDT).

The satellite will be placed in an orbit 1,336 kilometers high (830 miles) at an inclination of 66 degrees after separating from the Delta II 55 minutes after liftoff.

The five primary science instruments of the Ocean Surface Topography Mission aboard the Jason 2 satellite are dedicated to measuring ocean surface height. These measurements will be used to evaluate and forecast climate changes and improve weather forecasting. The results are also expected to help forecasters better predict hurricane intensity.

The mission is an international collaboration between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the French space agency Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), and the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT).

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., manages the mission for NASA. NASA's Kennedy Space Center's Launch Services Program is responsible for the agency's launch management of the Delta II rocket.

A prelaunch news conference will be held at 1 p.m. PDT (4 p.m. EDT), Wednesday, June 18, in the main conference room of Building 12000 on North Vandenberg Air Force Base. Immediately following the prelaunch news conference, an OSTM/Jason 2 mission science briefing will be held.

NASA Television will carry the prelaunch news conference and mission science briefing starting at 1 p.m. PDT, June 18. NASA TV coverage of launch countdown will begin at 10:45 p.m. PDT, June 19, and conclude after the spacecraft separates from the rocket and the solar arrays are deployed.

Community
 Email This Article
 Comment On This Article
Share This Article With Planet Earth
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit
YahooMyWebYahooMyWeb GoogleGoogle FacebookFacebook



Related Links
 OSTM/Jason 2
NASA Television
 Launch Pad at Space-Travel.com

LAUNCH PAD
Orbital Sciences To Operate Taurus II From Wallops
 Richmond VA (SPX) Jun 11, 2008
 Governor Timothy M. Kaine has announced that Dulles, Virginia-based Orbital Sciences Corporation has confirmed its selection of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), located at Wallops Island in Accomack County on Virginia's Eastern Shore, as its base of operations for the company's new Taurus II rocket.
   Add to Delicious





Memory Foam Mattress Review

SPACE MEDIA NETWORK PROMOTIONS
 Solar Energy Solutions   ::   
Shop for telescopes online   ::   Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison
Myspace Layouts Editor

Newsletters :: SpaceDaily Express :: SpaceWar Express :: TerraDaily Express :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News
ROCKET SCIENCE
  • Orion's New Launch Abort Motor Test Stand Ready For Action
  • Researchers To Upgrade Safety And Performance Of Rocket Fuel
  • A First For Falcon 9 As Five Go Hot
  • NASA chief backs proposal for European spaceship

    • LAUNCH PAD
  • OSTM-Jason 2 Satellite Ready For June 20 Launch From California
  • Ariane 5 Is Poised For Liftoff With Skynet 5C And Turksat 3A
  • Orbital Sciences To Operate Taurus II From Wallops
  • Khrunichev Purchases Majority Interest in International Launch Services

    • SHUTTLE NEWS
  • Shuttle delivers Japanese lab to space station
  • Space shuttle blastoff damaged launch pad: NASA
  • Foam chunks in Discovery launch no problem: NASA official
  • Japan astronaut's fans celebrate shuttle launch

    • STATION NEWS
  • Discovery undocks from ISS
  • Shuttle astronauts bid farewell to space station crew
  • Shuttle Astronauts Bid Farewell To Space Station Crew
  • Astronauts test Japanese robotic arm

    • SPACE TRAVEL
  • Northwestern Testing Transistors For Radiation Resistance On Space Station
  • AIAA President Urges House To Pass NASA Authorization Act HR 6063
  • House Committee Approves NASA Funding Bill
  • MESSENGER Trajectory Mastermind Honored For Computation

    • DRAGON SPACE
  • Suits For Shenzhou
  • China Launches New Space Tracking Ship To Serve Shenzhou VII
  • Three Rocketeers For Shenzhou
  • China's space development can pose military threat: Japan

    • ROBO SPACE
  • Energy ministers get 'buddy' humanoids
  • TU Delft Robot Flame Walks Like A Human
  • A Biomimetic Jumping Microrobot
  • Robot conducts Detroit orchestra

    • MARSDAILY
  • Technology Enrolled In Hunt For Life On Mars
  • Phoenix Lander Has An Oven Full Of Martian Soil
  • Probe again fails to obtain Martian soil sample
  • Aerojet Ships Propulsion System For Mars Science Laboratory Mission

    • The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2007 - SpaceDaily.AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement