JASON-3

NORAD 41240 · COSPAR 2016-002A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #50193 @ 1304 x 1317 km x 66.0402 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-09 06:07 UTC Â· 11.4 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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JASON-3
1 41240U 16002A 26282.25515706 -.00000064 00000-0 -66877-5 0 09992
2 41240 66.0402 246.0142 0008490 267.7701 92.2345 12.87628117501937

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

January 17th 2016

Spacecraft age

10 years, 8 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)/NOAA/EUMETSAT

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Vandenberg AFB

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9

Contractor

Thales Alenia Space

Launch mass

553 kg

Power

500.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

66.0402Â°

Period

111.83 min

Perigee

1304 km

Apogee

1317 km

Eccentricity

0.000849

RAAN

246.0142Â°

Arg of Perigee

267.7701Â°

Mean Motion

12.87628117 rev/d