Meet the Satellite - Jason-3

In this new instalment of our “Meet the Satellite” video series, Benjamin Loveday, Marine Earth Observation Scientist at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), is leading us on a journey to discover the instruments on board the Jason-3 satellite.

Jason-3 was launched in 2016 to continue the Ocean Surface Topography Mission of the Jason satellites, that started out as a successor of the Topex-Poseidon satellite. Its main purpose is to collect sea surface height data from space, thus giving us important information to better understand the Earth’s changing climate.

Jason-3 contributes to the Copernicus Programme by bringing us the latest on ocean topography and much more.

In this episode, Benjamin talks about Poseidon, Doris and JPS … are you curious to find out what their job on the satellite is and how they help form the information gathered on the sea height-measurements that Jason-3 provides?

Then check out the video to get to know each instrument on board the real-size model of Jason-3… you’ll even get a glimpse of EUMETSAT’s headquarters.

Originally published at https://l-zone.info.