Jason-1 launch

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.

Jason1 Timed Boost Profile

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