NOAA 2008 Accomplishments
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NOAA 2008Accomplishments
Mary KiczaNOAA
Jason-2 Launch
Climate Sensors Restored on Next Generation Environmental Satellites
Acquisition and Operations Begin for Next Generation Geostationary Satellites
NOAA GEONETCast Americas Effort Moves Forward
NOAA Releases First Ever Satellite Strategic Plan
2008 Accomplishments
Jason-2/OSTM Launch Vandenberg, CA
June 20, 2008 Four Partner Mission
NASA, CNES, NOAA, and EUMETSAT
Currently operating in tandem mode, flying 50 seconds behind Jason-1 on same ground track
NOAA’s first oceanographic satellite
Jason-3 … Joint NOAA & EUMETSAT project
Proposed 2010 Start, 2013 Launch for Overlap with J-2/OSTM
Global Sea Level Rise 1992 to 2007 From TOPEX & Jason-1 Satellite Radar Altimeters
NOAA Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry