Jason-1
Jason-1 launched on a Delta II from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on December 7, 2001 at 7:07 a.m. PST (15:07 UTC). The launch was shared with another NASA mission, TIMED. Jason-1 separated first.
Launch Sequence of Events Table
| TIME (hr:min:sec) |
EVENT | VIDEO CLIP |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | Liftoff | Download File (QuickTime, 495 KB) |
| 00:00:33 | Mach 1 | |
| 00:01:04 | 6 Solid Motors Burnout | Download File (QuickTime, 361 KB) 2 |
| 00:01:06 | 3 Solid Motors Ignite | |
| 00:01:26 | Jettison 6 Solid Motors | |
| 00:01:27 | Jettison 3 Solid Motors | |
| 00:01:30 | Begin First Dogleg Maneuver | |
| 00:01:55 | End First Dogleg Maneuver | |
| 00:02:12 | Begin 2nd Dogleg Maneuver | |
| 00:02:20 | End 2nd Dogleg Maneuver | |
| 00:04:24 | MECO - Main Engine Cutoff | Download File (QuickTime, 169 KB) 4 |
| 00:04:32 | Stage I-II Separation | Download File (QuickTime, 123 KB) 5 |
| 00:04:41 | Jettison Fairing | Download File (QuickTime, 354 KB) 6 |
| 00:10:05 | SECO 1 - Stage II Cutoff No. 1 | |
| 00:51:49 | SECO 2 - Second cutoff Stage II/ Orbit Insertion | |
| 00:55:20 | Jason-1 Spacecraft Separation | Download File (QuickTime, 459 KB) 7 |
| 00:55:21 | 1st Contact Opportunity Check for Solar Array Deployment |
Download File (QuickTime, 522 KB) 8 |
| 01:06:45 | Jason-1 Ascennding Node Crossing |