Jason-3
Launch Date:
January 2016
WEBSITE:
The Jason-3 ocean radar altimeter mission continues the mapping of the ocean surface topography from the 9,91 day repeat orbit first used and established by TOPEX/Poseidon in 1992.
Key Staff
- Co Investigator: Richard Ray
- Co Investigator: Frank Lemoine
- Co Investigator: Charon Birkett
![Artist's rendering of the Jason-3 satellite in orbit flying over California](/images/mission_thumbs/this-undated-artist-rendering-provided-by-nasa-shows-the-jason-3-satellite-the-latest-in-a-series-of-us-european-satellites-designed-to-detect-ocean-events-like-el-nino-is-scheduled-for-launch-sunday-jan-17-from-california.jpg)