Topic: Jason-3 maneuver March 5, 2026
Date Issued: Issued March 2, 2026 1510Z
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 5-March-2026 starting at 07:49:02 Z. There will be an expected increase of around 11m 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.
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