Topic: Jason-3 Maneuver Scheduled August 19, 2025
Date/Time Issued: August 14, 2025 1506Z
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:
A Jason-3 maneuver is scheduled for 19-August-2025 starting at 23:12:10 Z. A change in the semi-major axis (increment TBD), may result 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 for Further Information: David Donahue David.R.Donahue@noaa.gov - Satellite Products and Services Division NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO/SPSD/SPB (301) 683-3236
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