Jason-3

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Earth observation satellite altimetry mission artificial satellite oceanography satellite

Jason-3 is a satellite mission dedicated to precise ocean surface topography measurements, supporting climate monitoring, sea-level tracking, and operational oceanography.

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Label	Occurrences
Jason-3 canonical	7

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9838135 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Jason-3
Context triple: [Jason oceanography satellites, hasMember, Jason-3]

A. Jason-2
Jason-2 is an oceanography satellite mission that precisely measures sea surface height to study global ocean circulation, sea-level rise, and climate change.
B. Jason-1
Jason-1 was a joint U.S.-French oceanography satellite dedicated to precisely measuring sea surface height to study ocean circulation, climate change, and sea-level rise.
C. Oceansat-3
Oceansat-3 is an Indian Earth observation satellite designed to monitor ocean color, surface winds, and other marine and coastal parameters for applications in fisheries, coastal management, and climate studies.
D. NOAA-20
NOAA-20 is a U.S. polar-orbiting weather and environmental satellite operated by NOAA that provides critical data for global weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
E. Aqua satellite
Aqua is a NASA Earth observation satellite focused on studying the planet’s water cycle, including oceans, atmosphere, and ice.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Jason-3
Target entity description: Jason-3 is a satellite mission dedicated to precise ocean surface topography measurements, supporting climate monitoring, sea-level tracking, and operational oceanography.

A. Jason-2
Jason-2 is an oceanography satellite mission that precisely measures sea surface height to study global ocean circulation, sea-level rise, and climate change.
B. Jason-1
Jason-1 was a joint U.S.-French oceanography satellite dedicated to precisely measuring sea surface height to study ocean circulation, climate change, and sea-level rise.
C. Oceansat-3
Oceansat-3 is an Indian Earth observation satellite designed to monitor ocean color, surface winds, and other marine and coastal parameters for applications in fisheries, coastal management, and climate studies.
D. NOAA-20
NOAA-20 is a U.S. polar-orbiting weather and environmental satellite operated by NOAA that provides critical data for global weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
E. Aqua satellite
Aqua is a NASA Earth observation satellite focused on studying the planet’s water cycle, including oceans, atmosphere, and ice.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Earth observation satellite ⓘ altimetry mission ⓘ artificial satellite ⓘ oceanography satellite ⓘ
altitude	about 1336 kilometers ⓘ
dataContinuityWith	Jason-1 ⓘ Jason-2 ⓘ TOPEX/Poseidon ⓘ
dataUsedFor	global mean sea level estimation ⓘ marine forecasting services ⓘ ocean current mapping ⓘ storm surge forecasting ⓘ
designedLifetime	5 years ⓘ
developedBy	CNES ⓘ
developedInPartnershipWith	EUMETSAT ⓘ linked to: European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites NASA ⓘ NOAA ⓘ linked to: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
follows	Jason-2 ⓘ
instrument	AMR microwave radiometer ⓘ linked to: AMR-C Advanced Microwave Radiometer for Climate DORIS receiver ⓘ GPS payload ⓘ Laser Retroreflector Array ⓘ linked to: Laser Retroreflector Array (LRA) Poseidon-3B radar altimeter ⓘ linked to: Poseidon-3 radar altimeter
launchCountry	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
launchDate	2016-01-17 ⓘ
launchSite	Space Launch Complex 4E ⓘ linked to: Space Launch Complex 4 Vandenberg Air Force Base ⓘ linked to: Vandenberg Space Force Base
launchVehicle	Falcon 9 v1.1 ⓘ linked to: Falcon 9 rocket
manufacturer	Thales Alenia Space ⓘ linked to: Thales Alenia Space Italia
measures	sea surface height ⓘ significant wave height ⓘ surface wind speed ⓘ
missionType	ocean surface topography ⓘ radar altimetry ⓘ
operator	CNES ⓘ EUMETSAT ⓘ linked to: European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites NASA ⓘ NOAA ⓘ linked to: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
orbitInclination	66 degrees ⓘ
orbitPeriod	about 112 minutes ⓘ
orbitRegime	Earth orbit ⓘ
orbitType	low Earth orbit ⓘ non-sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ
partOfProgram	Jason satellite series ⓘ
predecessor	Jason-1 ⓘ Jason-2 ⓘ TOPEX/Poseidon ⓘ
purpose	climate monitoring ⓘ operational oceanography ⓘ precise ocean surface topography measurements ⓘ sea-level tracking ⓘ
repeatCycle	10 days ⓘ
spacecraftBus	Proteus ⓘ
status	operational ⓘ
supports	El Niño and La Niña monitoring ⓘ marine meteorology ⓘ ocean circulation studies ⓘ wave height monitoring ⓘ