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NASA decommissions satellite which was in orbit since 2001
Pasadena, USA - Jason-1 was designed to last from 3 to 5 years
Jason-1, a satellite which represented a joint project between American space agency NASA and France's CNES (Centre national d'études spatiales) and that for more than a decade precisely tracked rising sea levels was retired, after circling the globe more than 53,500 times. Launched on December 7, 2001, and designed to last three to five years, Jason-1 helped create a 20-plus-year climate data...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1153703
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency