****************************************************************************** dorismail 03-Oct-2019 13:34:54 Message No 1195 ****************************************************************************** Author: Ferrage Pascale Subject: OSTM/jason-2 end of mission Dear colleagues, I am forwarding you this message from C. Marechal (OSTM/Jason-2 CNES project manager) who announces the end of the Jason2 mission. A big thank to all the actors of this great mission and congratulation for more than 11 years of valuable data! Bye bye Jason2! Kind regards Pascale Ferrage De : Marechal Christophe Envoy=E9 : lundi 30 septembre 2019 15:16 =C0 : ostst@jpl.nasa.gov Objet : [EXTERNAL] OSTM/jason-2 mission to cease acquisition of scientific = data Dear OSTST members, After more than 11 years in orbit, the Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM) on Jason-2 will permanently cease acquisition of scientific data at 06:48 UTC on 1 October 2019 due to aging-related issues onboard the spacecraft. Approximately three hours later, the final pass 147 for science cycle 644 will be produced as an OGDR product and disseminated to operational users. IGDR production will cease about 2.5 days later, GDR production approximately 2 months later. Additional information regarding the OSTM/Jason-2 mission will follow in the coming days in the form of a joint press release from CNES, NASA/JPL, NOAA, and EUMETSAT. The operation of the Jason-3 reference mission remains nominal and its continued data production will not be affected in any way. Very best regards, Christophe Marechal - OSTM/Jason-2 CNES project manager, on behalf of Jason-2 project managers from NOAA, EUMETSAT and JPL.