A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the planet’s newest oceanographic satellite, NASA/NOAA/European Jason-3 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Californiainto a polar orbit around the Earth.
- The satellite will provide oceanographic data for everything from tide forecastto continue monitoring decadal variability in ocean heights.
- The subsequent forecasts are essential for public safety, provide key data forocean shipping, and will help improve models for hurricane intensity forecasts and El Nino predictions.
The satellite is going into a near-polar orbit to enable global coverage every ten days. The orbit is prograde and not sun-synchronous, which will help it avoid picking up a bias from tides.
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