SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
16 Dec 2022, 11:46am
UTC
Location
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Booster
B1071
6th flight (71d since last use)
Landing
Return to Launch Site (Landing Zone 4)
Success
Mission
SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography)
Mission Type
Earth Science
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Satellite altimeter jointly developed by NASA and CNES, the French space agency, in partnership with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and UK Space Agency (UKSA) designed to make the first global survey of the Earth's surface water, to observe the fine details of the ocean surface topography, and to measure how terrestrial surface water bodies change over time.
Available Replays
Launch of the International SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) Mission (NASA Broadcast)
Updated: Apr 12, 11:30pm UTC
🔔 Set up an email alert for upcoming launches
Get a weekly email containing all launches scheduled for the coming week.
