JASON 3, 41240
Orbit data source: Space-Track
JASON 3, 41240 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Sun, 17 Jan 2016 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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JASON 3 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 7 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Thales Alenia |
| Mission | Operational Civil Sci/Met |
| Bus & Motor | PROTEUS, AOCS |
| Mass | 553 kg wet, 525 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 9.7 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 12.823 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 JASON 3
1 41240U 16002A 24339.08216854 .00000014 00000-0 32405-3 0 9997
2 41240 66.0409 218.4738 0007531 268.6709 91.3443 12.80929196415400Epoch: 2024-12-04T01:58Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-04T01:58:19.361Z)
| Latitude | -0.00008° |
| Longitude | 115.51066° |
| Altitude | 1,339.787 km |
| Speed | 7.188 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 14h 33m 53s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -39.85009° |
| Longitude | -43.41955° |
| Altitude | 1,347.843 km |
| Speed | 7.186 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 00h 17m 25s |
| Apparent Declination | -66° 44' 26" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 06:39:50 |
| Azimuth | 210.029° SW |
| Elevation | -38.249° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,342.109 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,330.489 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,714.436 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0007531 |
| Inclination | 66.0409° |
| RAAN | 218.4738° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 268.6709° |
| True anomaly | 91.43057° |
| Mean anomaly | 91.3443° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 91.38744° |
| Mean motion | 3.20322 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00032405 |
| Orbital period | 112.39 mins |
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JASON 3 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 14 mins | 2024-12-04 17:03:39.877Z | 179.269° S | 2024-12-04 17:10:39.877Z | 105.432° ESE | 36.561° | 2024-12-04 17:17:39.877Z | 41.597° NE |
| 13 mins | 2024-12-04 19:00:39.877Z | 248.969° W | 2024-12-04 19:06:39.877Z | 315.305° NNW | 33.59° | 2024-12-04 19:13:39.877Z | 18.846° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-04 21:02:39.877Z | 319.402° NNW | 2024-12-04 21:04:39.877Z | 334.751° NNW | 13.09° | 2024-12-04 21:07:39.877Z | 357.736° N |
| 11 mins | 2024-12-05 01:00:39.877Z | 357.148° N | 2024-12-05 01:05:39.877Z | 43.736° NE | 22.819° | 2024-12-05 01:11:39.877Z | 91.719° ESE |
| 14 mins | 2024-12-05 02:55:39.877Z | 329.528° NNW | 2024-12-05 03:02:39.877Z | 160.701° S | 44.755° | 2024-12-05 03:09:39.877Z | 152.833° SSE |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-05 04:53:39.877Z | 286.595° WNW | 2024-12-05 04:56:39.877Z | 262.286° W | 16.52° | 2024-12-05 05:01:39.877Z | 223.175° SW |
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