SMAP
Spacecraft · USA
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The Soil Moisture Active Passive satellite, carried a 6-m L-band antenna for synthetic aperture radar and radiometry measurements to map microwave emissions from water molecules in the soil. Earth Science satellite for NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA. Launched 2015.
Sun synchronous orbit; 0600 GMT local time of the descending node.
More at: SMAP.
Related
- Family
- Earth
- Country
- USA
- Launch Vehicles
- Thor, Delta 7320-10C
- Launch Sites
- Vandenberg SLC2W
Chronology
1 event
2015 January 31
14:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC2W. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Delta 7320-10C.- SMAP - .
Mass: 944 kg (2,081 lb). Nation: USA.
Class: Earth.
Type: Atmosphere satellite. Spacecraft: SMAP.
USAF Sat Cat: 40376 . COSPAR: 2015-003A. Apogee: 683 km (424 mi). Perigee: 681 km (423 mi). Inclination: 98.12 deg. Period: 98.40 min.
The Soil Moisture Active Passive satellite, carried a 6-m L-band antenna for synthetic aperture radar and radiometry measurements to map microwave emissions from water molecules in the soil. Sun synchronous orbit; 0600 GMT local time of the descending node.