4.3.5. The Jason-3 mission

Satellite	Jason-3
Launch	2012
Mission	Measure sea surface height
Altitude	1336 km
Inclination	66° (non-sun-synchronous)

Jason-3 is proposed to take over and continue the missions of Topex/Poseidon, Jason-1 and 2, in the framework of a cooperation between CNES, NASA, Eumetsat and NOAA. It should carry the same kind of payload as its three predecessors for a high-precision altimetry mission: a Poseidon-class altimeter, a radiometer and three location systems. The orbit should also be identical.

	URL: http://www.altimetry.info/html/missions/jason3/welcome_en.html