2022-173 Success

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography)

Dec 16, 2022, 11:46 AM UTC

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Launch Overview

Vehicle

Falcon 9

Agency

SpaceX

Site / Pad

VSFBS / SLC4E

Outcome

Success

Flight

194/B1071.6 F191

COSPAR Designator

2022-173

Mission

SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) (Earth Science)

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.

Vehicle & Provider

Rocket

Falcon 9 Block 5

Provider

SpaceX

Agency launches

209 (57 YTD)

Site launches

708 (15 YTD)

Pad launches

99 (12 YTD)

Payloads (1)

Piece Name Owner State Track
2022-173A SWOT CNES/JPL F Track