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Jason-3 Ready for Launch
Published:
January 17, 2016
Jason-3 Ready for Launch
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Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
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Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)
t - 10 minutes
t - 10 minutes
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying the Jason-3 spacecraft. Liftoff was at 10:42 a.m. PST (1:42 p.m. EST).
Liftoff of Jason-3
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Altimeter Mission Series
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna
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Ariane 42P launch vehicle
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Sea Level
t - 12 minutes
t - 12 minutes
