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JASON 3

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JASON 3 is classified as:


NORAD ID: 41240
Int'l Code: 2016-002A
Perigee: 1,311.8 km
Apogee: 1,324.4 km
Inclination: 66.0 °
Period: 111.8 minutes
Semi major axis: 7689 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.
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NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog

Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 41240U 16002A   25182.94440129 -.00000037  00000-0  10019-3 0  9996
2 41240  66.0404 142.1880 0008147 268.3112  91.6974 12.87626912442156
Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC