Surface Water Ocean Topography

NASA and CNES water monitoring satellite
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Surface Water Ocean Topography

Summary

Surface Water Ocean Topography is an Earth observation satellite[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of earth_observation_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (149 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Surface Water Ocean Topography's instance of is recorded as Earth observation satellite[3].
  • Surface Water Ocean Topography is operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration[4].
  • Surface Water Ocean Topography is operated by CNES[5].
  • Surface Water Ocean Topography is operated by Canadian Space Agency[6].
  • Surface Water Ocean Topography is operated by UK Space Agency[7].
  • Surface Water Ocean Topography's manufacturer is recorded as Thales Alenia Space[8].
  • Surface Water Ocean Topography's Commons category is recorded as Surface Water and Ocean Topography[9].
  • Surface Water Ocean Topography's space launch vehicle is recorded as Falcon 9 Block 5[10].
  • Surface Water Ocean Topography's type of orbit is recorded as low Earth orbit[11].
  • Surface Water Ocean Topography's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as April 2022[12].
  • Surface Water Ocean Topography's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[13].
  • Surface Water Ocean Topography's significant event is recorded as launch[14].
  • Surface Water Ocean Topography's official website is recorded as https://swot.jpl.nasa.gov/[15].
  • Surface Water Ocean Topography's described at URL is recorded as https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/fra/satellites/swot/[16].
  • Surface Water Ocean Topography's described at URL is recorded as https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/swot/[17].
  • Surface Water Ocean Topography's launch contractor is recorded as SpaceX[18].
  • Surface Water Ocean Topography's carries scientific instrument is recorded as Ka-band radar Interferometer[19].
  • Surface Water Ocean Topography's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4 East[20].
  • Surface Water Ocean Topography's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr-ca', 'text': "mission de topographie des surfaces d'eau océaniques et continentales"}[21].
  • Surface Water Ocean Topography's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+2000'}[22].

Why It Matters

Surface Water Ocean Topography ranks in the top 5% of earth_observation_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (149 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . vendeeglobe.org. vendeeglobe.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . asc-csa.gc.ca. asc-csa.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . asc-csa.gc.ca. asc-csa.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . asc-csa.gc.ca. asc-csa.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . asc-csa.gc.ca. asc-csa.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Facebook. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . asc-csa.gc.ca. asc-csa.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . asc-csa.gc.ca. asc-csa.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . directory.eoportal.org. directory.eoportal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Abdelaziz Alzarooni · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of Earth observation satellite
    Satellite of
    Operator
    Start point Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4 East
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    "/* wbsetreference-set:2| */ [[Property:P793]]: [[Q1900995]], add reference title (P1476): the bare-URL reference rendered a CS1 citation error on ar.wikipedia"
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