Surface Water and Ocean Topography Spacecraft
Joint NASA-CNES Earth-observation orbiter launched in 2022 to make the first global survey of nearly all surface water, measuring water levels and changes in lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and the ocean for hydrology, oceanography, and climate research.
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Identity
- Aliases
- SWOTSurface Water and Ocean TopographySWOT satelliteSurface Water and Ocean Topography satellite
- Family Name
- SWOT
- Full Name
- Surface Water and Ocean Topography Spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterearth_observationresearch
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Joint NASA-CNES Earth-observation orbiter launched in 2022 to make the first global survey of nearly all surface water, measuring water levels and changes in lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and the ocean for hydrology, oceanography, and climate research.
- First Flight Year
- 2,022
Links
- Official Url
- https://swot.jpl.nasa.gov/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:23:36 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:23:36 UTC