NASA retires its 11-year old ocean monitoring satellite Jason-2

After 11 years of successful research, NASA on Thursday, anunced that it has ended its Ocean Surface Topography Mission. NASA stated that mission was ended after its satellite Jason-2 after detecting deterioration in craft's power system. decision was me by NASA and its mission partners. Jason-2 was launched in 2008.

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What was Jason-2 mission?

As shared by NASA, mission was a joint venture of American ncy and French ncy - Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), National Oceanic and Atmospheric ministration (AA), and European Organisation for Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT). mission was used to record sea surface height measurements. Jason-2 reportedly exceeded its three-year design life.

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What did Jason-2 achieve?

dressing media, Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA associate ministrator, said, " Today we celebrate end of this resoundingly successful international mission." Sharing achievements of Jason-2, he said, "Jason-2/OSTM has provided a unique insight into ocean currents and sea-level rise with tangible benefits to marine forecasting, meteorology and our understanding of climate change." Jason-2 has reportedly charted nearly 2 inches (5 centimeters) of global sea level rise, a critical measure of climate change.

NASA states that Jason-2 has been instrumental for publication of more than 2,100 scientific papers. It also helped improve AA’s hurricane intensity forecasts and provided important observations of marine winds and waves. Jason-2 has brought high precision monitoring of ocean surface topography throughout its 11-year lifetime. se measurements are being continued by its successor, Jason-3, launched in 2016, states NASA.

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Future scope after Jason-2

Jason-2  h extended precise climate record established by previous missions -TOPEX/Poseidon and continued by Jason-1 techlogical vancements proven on Jason-1, Jason-2/OSTM, and Jason-3 will be put to use well into future deces, states NASA. Following Jason-3  re will reportedly be two future Sentinel-6/Jason-CS satellites, planned for launch in 2020 and 2025. NASA will continue its mission to monitor seas, predicting global climate change. 

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