JASON 3

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JASON 3 is classified as:

Space & Earth Science
Geodetic

NORAD ID: 41240

Int'l Code: 2016-002A

Perigee: 1,312.2 km

Apogee: 1,324.0 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.

1 41240U 16002A   26014.44923307 -.00000108  00000-0 -18215-3 0  9996
2 41240  66.0406  89.0572 0007671 273.1005  86.9136 12.87628106467455

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC