Delivery of Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite data products will cease on November 1, 2026. Data users should transition now to alternative products from NOAA-21 and NOAA-20.
Suomi NPP data announcement
OSTM/Jason-2 Resources
OSTM/Jason-2 Documents
| Name Sort descending | Description | File Type | Date Published | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maneuver List for OSTM/Jason-2 | Satellite attitude event information for Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason-2. | RTF (64.23 kb) | ||
| OSTM Safe Holds | A list of safe holds for the Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM). | RTF (1.35 kb) | ||
| OSTM/Jason-2 Cycle List | Start times of Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM) cycles. | RTF (11.11 kb) | ||
| OSTM/Jason-2 Handbook | Handbook for Ocean Surface Topography Mission(OSTM)/Jason 2 data users. | PDF (1.13 mb) | Aug. 3, 2009 |
OSTM/Jason-2 Learning Resources
TOPEX/Poseidon provided more than 13 years of data, while two follow-on missions—Jason-1 and Jason-2—have extended the time series of data to more than 20 years.
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