Orbit Type:
LEO > Low Earth Orbit > Polar Sun-Synchronous
[Source: NASA Earth Science Decadal Survey Studies,
http://decadal.gsfc.nasa.gov/swot.html ]
Mission objectives:
* SWOT will combine the concepts of WaTER (Water and Terrestrial Elevation Recovery) and the Hydrosphere Mapper missions into a single one to address the objectives of both land hydrology and oceanography.