Jason-3

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Jason-3 is a satellite mission dedicated to precise ocean surface topography measurements, supporting climate monitoring, sea-level tracking, and operational oceanography.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earth observation satellite
altimetry mission
artificial satellite
oceanography satellite
altitude about 1336 kilometers
dataContinuityWith Jason-1 NERFINISHED
Jason-2 NERFINISHED
TOPEX/Poseidon NERFINISHED
dataUsedFor global mean sea level estimation
marine forecasting services
ocean current mapping
storm surge forecasting
designedLifetime 5 years
developedBy CNES NERFINISHED
developedInPartnershipWith EUMETSAT NERFINISHED
NASA NERFINISHED
NOAA NERFINISHED
follows Jason-2 NERFINISHED
instrument AMR microwave radiometer NERFINISHED
DORIS receiver
GPS payload
Laser Retroreflector Array NERFINISHED
Poseidon-3B radar altimeter NERFINISHED
launchCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
launchDate 2016-01-17
launchSite Space Launch Complex 4E NERFINISHED
Vandenberg Air Force Base NERFINISHED
launchVehicle Falcon 9 v1.1 NERFINISHED
manufacturer Thales Alenia Space NERFINISHED
measures sea surface height
significant wave height
surface wind speed
missionType ocean surface topography
radar altimetry
operator CNES NERFINISHED
EUMETSAT NERFINISHED
NASA
NOAA NERFINISHED
orbitInclination 66 degrees
orbitPeriod about 112 minutes
orbitRegime Earth orbit
orbitType low Earth orbit
non-sun-synchronous orbit
partOfProgram Jason satellite series NERFINISHED
predecessor Jason-1 NERFINISHED
Jason-2 NERFINISHED
TOPEX/Poseidon NERFINISHED
purpose climate monitoring
operational oceanography
precise ocean surface topography measurements
sea-level tracking
repeatCycle 10 days
spacecraftBus Proteus NERFINISHED
status operational
supports El Niño and La Niña monitoring
marine meteorology
ocean circulation studies
wave height monitoring

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