Jason-3

Jason-3 measures sea-surface height from orbit, supporting ocean forecasting and long-term sea-level studies. It continues a precise altimetry record begun by TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason missions.

Technical specifications

3D model is aproximate

CATEGORY

Earth Science

TYPE

Earth Observation

COUNTRY

International

OPERATOR

NOAA / NASA / CNES / EUMETSAT

LAUNCH DATE

Jan 17, 2016

LAUNCH SITE

Vandenberg

ORBIT CLASS

LEO

ALTITUDE · KM

1,311

ORBITAL PERIOD · MIN

111.83

INCLINATION · DEG

66.04

APOGEE · KM

1,318

PERIGEE · KM

1,304

How we source data

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