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Surface Water Ocean Topography
NASA and CNES water monitoring satellite. Surface Water Ocean Topography was launched on December 16, 2022 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2022-173ANORAD 54754France
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- SWOT
- Common name
- Surface Water Ocean Topography
- International designator
- 2022-173A
- NORAD catalog number
- 54754
- GCAT identifier
- S54754
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/1113
Mission
- Mission type
- Earth science
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Jason
- Owner
- CNES
- Country
- France
- Builder
- Thales Alenia Space
- Platform (bus)
- SWOT
Launch
- Date
- December 16, 2022 · 11:46 UTC
- Launch record
- 2022-173Success
- Rocket
- Falcon 9
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad SLC4E
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/I
- Perigee
- 855 km
- Apogee
- 861 km
- Inclination
- 77.60°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- March 2023
Size
- Mass
- 2,200 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,200 kg
- Length
- 5.0 m
- Diameter
- 2.50 m
- Span
- 14.9 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2372295 (CC0).