December 16, 2022 11:46 am

SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography)

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Falcon 9

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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December 16, 2022 11:46 am

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2026-07-11 14:12:12

Satellite altimeter jointly developed by NASA and CNES, the French space agency, in partnership with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and UK Space Agency (UKSA) designed to make the first global survey of the Earth’s surface water, to observe the fine details of the ocean surface topography, and to measure how terrestrial surface water bodies change over time.
Launch Overview
Window Open 11:46 UTC
Window Close 11:56 UTC
Lift Off Dec 16, 2022 · 11:46 UTC
Launch Facility Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launch Pad Space Launch Complex 4E
Target Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer SpaceX
Payload SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography)
Rocket Falcon 9
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship
Satellite altimeter jointly developed by NASA and CNES, the French space agency, in partnership with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and UK Space Agency (UKSA) designed to make the first global survey of the Earth’s surface water, to observe the fine details of the ocean surface topography, and to measure how terrestrial surface water bodies change over time.

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SpaceX
Space Launch Complex 4E
Launch Overview
Window Open 11:46 UTC
Window Close 11:56 UTC
Lift Off Dec 16, 2022 · 11:46 UTC
Launch Facility Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launch Pad Space Launch Complex 4E
Target Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer SpaceX
Payload SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography)
Rocket Falcon 9
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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