Subject: Administrative: Jason-3 Maneuver on December 22, This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_ePMlm+P1pyAIbX4MeFklwQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT *Topic:* Jason-3 maneuver December 22, 2016 *Date Issued:* Issued December 15, 2016 1640Z *Product(s) or Data Impacted:* Jason-3 Operational Geophysical Data Records (OGDRs) *Date/Time of Initial Impact: * December 22, 2016 21h12m37s Z *Date/Time of Expected End:* TBD ** *Length of Event:* Any impact to products would be 30 minutes before and up to 2 hours following the maneuver. *Details/Specifics of Change:* A Jason-3 maneuver is scheduled for 22-December-2016 starting at 21h12m37s Z. There will be an expected change of 8.12 m in the semi-major axis possibly resulting in large radial orbit errors in the OGDRs. This will affect the sea surface height, but not the wind and wave content in the products. *Contact Information for Further Information:* David Donahue Satellite Services Division NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO/SPSD/SPB (301) 683-3236 David.R.Donahue@noaa.gov --Boundary_(ID_ePMlm+P1pyAIbX4MeFklwQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT

Topic: Jason-3 maneuver December 22, 2016

Date Issued: Issued December 15, 2016 1640Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted:

Jason-3 Operational Geophysical Data Records (OGDRs)

Date/Time of Initial Impact:

December 22, 2016 21h12m37s Z

Date/Time of Expected End:

TBD

Length of Event:

Any impact to products would be 30 minutes before and up to 2 hours following the maneuver.

Details/Specifics of Change:

A Jason-3 maneuver is scheduled for 22-December-2016 starting at 21h12m37s Z. There will be an expected change of 8.12 m in the semi-major axis possibly resulting in large radial orbit errors in the OGDRs. This will affect the sea surface height, but not the wind and wave content in the products.

Contact Information for Further Information:

David Donahue
Satellite Services Division
NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO/SPSD/SPB
(301) 683-3236
David.R.Donahue@noaa.gov

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