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May 14, 2014
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Part of the SWOT satellite's science instrument payload in a clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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JPL Open House Earth Sciences Exhibits
Artist’s concept of seven altimeters orbiting Earth: Jason-CS/Sentinel-6B, SWOT, Sentinel-6A, Jason 3, TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason 1 and OSTM/Jason 2.
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Part of the SWOT satellite's science instrument payload in a clean room at a Thales facility.
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SWOT Payload
This SWOT "Bannerbug" exhibit was created for display during hardware tests conducted during an eleven-day period in October 2008.
SWOT Banner on Display
SWOT's nominal coverage during its 3-year science orbit will include measurements between 78°N and 78°S collected over a period of 21 days. Maps show the coverage after 3 days (left) and the full 2...
SWOT Science Orbit
The U.K. Space Agency will provide a part of the radar payload for SWOT.
United Kingdom Space Agency
The Canadian Space Agency will contribute to the SWOT Mission by providing a high-power assembly component for SWOT’s Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRIn).
Canadian Space Agency
An artist’s concept of the SWOT spacecraft (March 2012).
SWOT Spacecraft (Artist Concept)
SWOT is being jointly developed by NASA and Centre National D’Études Spatiales (CNES).
Centre National D'Études Spatiales
A photograph of the Varzea Forest area of Brazil (1 of 4).
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Lake Calado, Amazon
Lake Calado, Amazon
Amazon Fishermen
Amazon Fishermen
Artist's impression of the future SWOT satellite making sea surface height observations, even through clouds.
Artist's Impression of the SWOT Satellite
A banner explaining the purpose of the SWOT mission, created and displayed during testing.
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SWOT 1-Day Repeat Orbit
An early rendering of the SWOT spacecraft (February 2011).
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The logo for the Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission.
SWOT Mission Logo
Emblem for the SWOT mission.
SWOT Emblem
SWOT Applications Lead, Margaret Srinivasan, helps young visitors match data user types - from coastal safety officers to farmers - with pictures representing SWOT applications.
SWOT Matching Card Game