JASON-3
NORAD 41240 · 2016-002A
PAYLOAD ACTIVE UNKNOWN
§ Identity
- Operator
- —
- Country
- US
- Launch date
- 2016-01-17
- Launch site
- AFWTR
- Launch vehicle
- —
- Mass (kg)
- —
- RCS (m²)
- 2.71
Purposes: earth_obs
External: N2YO · Heavens-Above · Gunter
§ Orbital elements
Epoch: 2026-09-27T05:11:30.943968Z
- Period
- 111.83 min
- Inclination
- 66.0397°
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008626
- Mean motion
- 12.87627835 rev/d
- Perigee alt
- 1,304.3 km
- Apogee alt
- 1,317.6 km
- Semi-major
- 7,689.1 km
- B*
- 5.3334e-6
- RAAN
- 271.3274°
- Arg perigee
- 267.3486°
- Mean anomaly
- 92.6545°
- Rev number
- 50,038
§ Raw data
JASON-31 41240U 16002A 26270.21633037 -.00000061 00000+0 53334-5 0 99922 41240 66.0397 271.3274 0008626 267.3486 92.6545 12.87627835500384
JSON: /api/v1/satellites/41240 · /tle
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§ Radio — SatNOGS DB
| Mode | Description | Downlink | Uplink |
|---|---|---|---|
| FSK | Mode S - TM 2215.92 MHz, 2000 kHz, RHCP & LHCP, 838.861 Kbps | 2.216 GHz | — |
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