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JASON-3
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Orbital data
Catalog facts
- Name
- JASON-3
- NORAD ID
- 41240
- Category
- Active satellites
- TLE epoch
- Aug 18, 2026, 14:30 UTC
- Object ID
- 2016-002A
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner
- United States
- Launch site
- Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
- Launch date
- 2016-01-17
- Operational status
- Partially Operational Partially fulfilling primary mission or secondary mission(s)
- Orbit type
- Orbit
- Orbit center
- Earth
Orbital parameters
Orbit profile
Inclination66.0443°
Eccentricity0.0008
Mean motion12.8763 rev/day
Orbital period111.8 min
Perigee1304.6 km
Apogee1317.3 km
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