The joint American-French mission Swot (Surface and Water Ocean Topography), which will determine for the first time the level of fresh water masses on Earth, will be launched in November this year. This was stated by the head of the American space agency Bill Nelson in an interview with the Journal du Dimanche.
“In November, we will launch the joint Franco-American Swot mission, which will measure the level of fresh water for the first time: lakes, torrents, rivers, reservoirs. Over the next decade, NASA and its international partners will launch five large satellite observatories (Earth System Observatory) that will provide precise measurements of land, water, ice and atmosphere.“, did he declare.
However, the study of fresh water is only part of the Swot mission, which is a joint mission between the NASA and the National Center for Space Studies (CNES) of Francewith the participation of the Canadian Space Agency (ASC) and the British Space Agency (UKSA). (Tass)