JASON-3

NORAD 41240 · COSPAR 2016-002A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #50446 @ 1305 x 1317 km x 66.0415 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-28 21:44 UTC Â· 23.6 h old

Orbit history

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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JASON-3
1 41240U 16002A 26301.90563713 -.00000030 00000-0 12662-3 0 09990
2 41240 66.0415 204.7015 0008125 267.9039 92.1050 12.87625975504464

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

January 17th 2016

Spacecraft age

10 years, 9 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

66.0415Â°

Period

111.83 min

Perigee

1305 km

Apogee

1317 km

Eccentricity

0.0008125

RAAN

204.7015Â°

Arg of Perigee

267.9039Â°

Mean Motion

12.87625975 rev/d