▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	66.0419°
Eccentricity	0.0008258
Period	111.8 min
Apogee	1,317 km
Perigee	1,305 km
Mean motion	12.87628185 rev/day
RAAN	83.9316°
Arg of perigee	271.5089°
Mean anomaly	88.4984°
B*	1.4388e-5
Rev at epoch	48,981

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 7, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 41240U 16002A 26188.11927116 -.00000059 00000-0 14388-4 0 9996

2 41240 66.0419 83.9316 0008258 271.5089 88.4984 12.87628185489813

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "JASON-3",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2016-002A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T02:51:45.028+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 12.87628185,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0008258,
  "INCLINATION": 66.0419,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 83.9316,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 271.5089,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 88.4984,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 41240,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 48981,
  "BSTAR": 0.000014388,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -5.9e-7,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	JASON-3
Operator	National Space Research Center / National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog⚠ sources disagree National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationMEDIUMvia Wikidata
Country	United StatesMEDIUMvia Wikidata
Launch date	Jan 17, 2016HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)

▸Data quality

Score90 / 100

Claims10

Sources2

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org
WikidataCC0 1.0query.wikidata.org

▸Actions

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//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.