The world superstar
oceanography satellite, spacecraft, served for a total of 11.5 years. A joint
project of NASA and the center of Centre National d "Etudes Spatiales
(CNES), the satellite to study sea level Jason-1 was retired this week after
losing their last remaining the satellite transmitter.
Launched in December
2001, initially with a planned service life of 3 to 5 years, Jason-1 has helped
to create a huge database on the topography of the oceans for the 20-year
period,
