****************************************************************************** dorismail 17-Aug-2011 12:57:06 Message No 0765 ****************************************************************************** Author: "Ferrage Pascale" Subject: Succesful launch for HY-2A Satellite Dear colleagues, The Chinese altimetry mission HY-2A satellite was successfully launched yesterday from China: Agust 16, 2011 at 08:57 UTC. The different instruments will be switched on in the coming days. The final orbit (971 km) will be reached in 15 days. CNES (responsible for the onboard Doris instrument) is participating to the satellite on-orbit positionning by providing the first orbits. We'll let you know as soon as HY-2A DORIS data will be delivered to IDS Data Centers. Further information is available on the following web sites: http://www.nsoas.gov.cn/new/channel/detail.asp?Content_id=270 http://www.aviso.oceanobs.com/en/news/index.html There are currently 7 flying DORIS satellites contributing to IDS : SPOT-4 and 5, ENVISAT, Jason-1 , Jason-2 , CryoSat-2 and HY-2A New missions are scheduled with the following launches to come: 2012 : SARAL, ISRO/CNES, will embark the AltiKa altimeter as well as a Doris instrument www.aviso.oceanobs.com/en/missions/future-missions/saral/index.html 2013: Sentinel-3, part of ESA's contribution to GMES is for a global ocean and land monitoring mission which includes an altimetry instrument package http://www.esa.int/esaLP/SEMTST4KXMF_LPgmes_0.html. The first satellite is expected to be launched in 2013, and a second one several months later. 2014: Jason3, Cnes/Eumetsat/Noaa, ocean altimetry satellite will ensure continuity with Jason-2 http://www.aviso.oceanobs.com/en/missions/future-missions/jason-3/index. html 2017 (TBC) : Jason CS series 2020 (TBC) : SWOT (Surface Water Ocean Topography), CNES/NASA, oceanography & hydrology mission We will keep you informed on the status of the mission. Best regards Pascale FERRAGE _____________________________________________________ CNES - International DORIS Service (IDS): http://ids-doris.org/ DCT/ME/OT- Bpi 612 Phone : 33 - (0)5 61 28 30 66 18, avenue Edouard Belin Fax : 33 - (0)5 61 28 25 95 31 401 TOULOUSE CEDEX 9 Email : Pascale.ferrage@cnes.fr _____________________________________________________ Cliquez sur l'url suivante https://www.mailcontrol.com/sr/BFEtc1JGswPTndxI!oX7UnkyRQ0MRq91ZmqfuV05uIx9upSaBRz5Kww3rzaN3YBrPOkUnQ+IOlv1lqOECv!Swg== si ce message est indésirable (pourriel). Please do not reply directly to this message, but send comments and suggestions to IDS.central.bureau@cls.fr