JASON 3

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JASON 3 is classified as:

Space & Earth Science
Geodetic

NORAD ID: 41240

Int'l Code: 2016-002A

Perigee: 1,338.8 km

Apogee: 1,351.0 km

Inclination: 66.0 °

Period: 112.4 minutes

Semi major axis: 7715 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: January 17, 2016
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

JASON 3 satellite is designed to precisely measure ocean waves, maritime winds, ocean currents and sea level rise for a consortium of scientific institutions in the United States and Europe. Jason 3 follows three previous satellites dedicated to measuring the roughness of the ocean surface, beginning with the launch of a spacecraft named TOPEX/Poseidon in 1992.

1 41240U 16002A   24132.88358274 -.00000578  00000-0 -22435-2 0  9997
2 41240  66.0401 286.7411 0007877 272.4850  87.5263 12.80926568388856

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC