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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.

Status: Operational 2015. First Launch: 2015-01-31. Last Launch: 2015-01-31. Number: 1 . Gross mass: 944 kg (2,081 lb).

Sun synchronous orbit; 0600 GMT local time of the descending node.

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Family: Earth. Country: USA. Launch Vehicles: Thor, Delta 7320-10C. Launch Sites: Vandenberg SLC2W. Bibliography: 6886, 13107.

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.

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