SWOT uses laser ranging technology to determine its orbital position.
Virginia Tech’s demonstration of SWOT technology enables coverage of rivers globally and studying their evolution at a much larger scale than prior methods.
Virginia Tech geoscientists are using the SWOT satellite to study how water shapes the land.
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite is a joint mission between NASA and the French space agency CNES.
SWOT was launched in December 2022 to survey nearly all of Earth's surface water.
SWOT's mission validates a new approach to Earth observation, moving from 1D tracks to 2D maps of water height.
SWOT's advanced Karin (Ka-band Radar Interferometer) instrument showed that a significant portion of the tsunami's energy became trapped along the continental shelf.
The first stage booster of Falcon 9 previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, Transporter-8, Transporter-9, NROL-146, Bandwagon-2, NROL-153, NROL-192, Transporter-14, and 18 Starlink missions.
The Falcon 9 first stage previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, Transporter-8, Transporter-9, Transporter-14, NROL-146, Bandwagon-2, NROL-153, NROL-192, and 17 Starlink missions.
The first stage booster previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, Transporter-8, Transporter-9, Transporter-14, NROL-146, Bandwagon-2, NROL-153, NROL-192, and 17 Starlink missions.
Data from CNES satellites, including VENµS and SWOT, is stored in the datalake.
The Hydroweb-next platform distributes data related to continental hydrology, including SWOT data.
An innovative instrument on the SWOT satellite reveals internal waves generated by movements of water in the Strait of Gibraltar.
The animation combined PACE chlorophyll-a data acquired on 2024-08-08 with SWOT sea surface height data taken during several passes between 2024-08-07 and 8.
The international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite launched in December 2022 to measure the height of nearly all water on Earth’s surface.
The SWOT satellite exemplifies the work of the Data Campus by providing precise water level and river flow measurements on an easy-to-use platform called hydroweb.next.
SWOT imagery acquired over the Rhine shows a sharp variation of about seven metres in water height on both sides of a hydroelectric dam.
Observations of the Panama Canal with SWOT have confirmed the satellite’s potential and accuracy for complex installations.
SWOT imaged two eddies in the Gulf Stream, each spanning 30 to 50 kilometers.
SWOT can view the entire globe up to 78° North and South, acquiring measurements of water heights in almost all wetlands.