Acronym of OSTM

( Ocean Surface Topography Mission ) The mission of public journalism the surface of the ocean on the satellite Jason-2 that briefly (OSTM) is called, Project, satellite, international, scout the land, that from 1992 to steadily measure the height of the surface of the water, pays. The basis for this project by NASA and the National Center for Space Studies, began with the launch of the satellite, Jason-1 in 2001, continued.

satellite Jason-2 is Thales MySpace made in June 2008 with the use of rockets, the Delta 2 from the Air Force Base in California was launched.

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