Name

JASON-3

Alternate Names

Joint Altimetry Satellite Oceanography Network - 3

Satellite ID

HRUM-9256-9946-2251-1765

NORAD ID

41240

Website

https://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/jason-3/summary/

Countries of Origin

France

United States of America

Launch Date

2016-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Jason-3 is a satellite altimeter created by a partnership of the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) and National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA), and is an international cooperative mission in which National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is partnering with the Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES, French space agency). The satellite's mission is to supply data for scientific, commercial, and practical applications to sea level rise, sea surface temperature, ocean temperature circulation, and climate change.