Jason-3

Jason-3 will ensure continuity with Jason-2 and with a launch date in 2015, it should allow at least a 6-month overlap with Jason-2.

At this date, all agreements have been signed. Funding commitments have been obtained and partnership as for Jason-2, but the operational agencies (Noaa and Eumetsat) take the lead; Cnes serves as the system coordinator and all partners -including Nasa- support science team activities.

The orbit is the traditional T/P-Jason orbit -non-sun-synchronous, 1336 km, 66° inclination on a Proteus platform.

Further information:

G.Zaouche, OSTST 2011: Jason-3 overview, pdf
F.Parisot, S. Wilson, OSTST 2010: Jason-3 and Jason-CS, pdf

Satellite	Jason-3
Launch on	2015
End Date
Altitude	1336 km
Inclination	66°
Repetitivity	10 days
Agency	Cnes/Nasa/Eumetsat/Noaa
Goals	Measure sea surface height
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