Topic: Jason-3 maneuver March 18, 2025
Date/Time Issued: March 17, 2025 1112Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: Jason-3 Operational Geophysical Data Records (OGDRs)
Date/Time of Expected End: TBD
Length of Event: Any impact to products would be 30 minutes before and up to 2 hours following the maneuver.
Details/Specifics of Change: A Jason-3 maneuver is scheduled for 18-March-2025 starting at 08:58:04Z. There will be an expected decrease of around 20m in the semi-major axis, possibly resulting in large radial orbit errors in the OGDRs. Over any ocean points, this will affect the sea surface height, but not the wind and wave content in the products.
Contact Information: David Donahue Satellite Products and Services Division NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO/SPSD/SPB (301) 683-3236 David.R.Donahue@noaa.gov
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