Topic: Jason-3 maneuver
Date/Time Issued: Issued May 13, 2025 1611Z
Product(s) or Data Impacted: Jason-3 Operational Geophysical Data Records (OGDRs)
Date/Time of Initial Impact: May 16, 2025 02:13:39 Z
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 16-May-2025 starting at 02:13:39 Z. There will be an expected decrease of around 16.8m 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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