SWOT Program

NASA Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) is an active international Earth-observation program launched on 16 December 2022. Jointly developed and managed by NASA and Frances CNES, with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and UK Space Agency, SWOT makes a global survey of Earths surface water, measuring ocean-surface topography and changes in lakes, rivers, reservoirs, wetlands, and other water bodies.

Identity

Aliases: SWOTSurface Water and Ocean TopographySurface Water and Ocean Topography Mission
Domains: spaceflight
Name: SWOT Program
Status: active
Types: scienceresearchoperations

Details

Description: NASA Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) is an active international Earth-observation program launched on 16 December 2022. Jointly developed and managed by NASA and Frances CNES, with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and UK Space Agency, SWOT makes a global survey of Earths surface water, measuring ocean-surface topography and changes in lakes, rivers, reservoirs, wetlands, and other water bodies.
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Start Date: 2022-12-16

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Creation Time: August 13, 2026 at 18:25:56 UTC
Updated Time: August 13, 2026 at 18:25:56 UTC

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Official Urls: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/swot/https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-launches-international-mission-to-survey-earths-water/https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/surface-water-and-ocean-topography-swot/