JASON-3

NORAD 41240 · COSPAR 2016-002A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #50189 @ 1304 x 1317 km x 66.0402 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-08 22:40 UTC Â· 16.4 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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JASON-3
1 41240U 16002A 26281.94447768 -.00000072 00000-0 -38286-4 0 09990
2 41240 66.0402 246.6674 0008494 267.7385 92.2661 12.87628104501897

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

0.0008494

RAAN

246.6674Â°

Arg of Perigee

267.7385Â°

Mean Motion

12.87628104 rev/d