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Getting To Know Jason‑3
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During a Jan. 15 briefing on NASA Television, panelists gave an overview of the Jason‑3 mission – scheduled to launch on Jan. 17 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Jason‑3 is the newest in a series of satellites designed to maintain long-term satellite altimetry observations of global sea surface height. During its mission — planned to last at least three years, with a goal of five years – the satellite will monitor and precisely measure global sea surface heights, monitor the intensification of tropical cyclones and support seasonal and coastal forecasts. Jason‑3 is a partnership between NASA, NOAA, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales, France’s space agency, and the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites.
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