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Surface Water and Ocean Topography

Surface Water and Ocean Topography is explored here through 1 archived mission, from SWOT through SWOT, with the program’s spacecraft, people, milestones, and source-backed history connected along the way.

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SWOTDecember 16, 2022Active surface-water and ocean-topography missionRoboticLow Earth orbit with 21-day repeat cycleConduct the first global survey of Earth's surface water while resolving ocean topography at smaller scales than conventional nadir altimeters and measuring how rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and wetlands change.