Delta II 7320-10C | SMAP, FIREBIRD II A, FIREBIRD II B, GRIFEX, ExoCube
Status: Success | Launched: Jan 31, 2015 14:22 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United Launch Alliance (Commercial)
- Rocket: Delta II 7320-10C — Delta family
Mission
SMAP is an Earth satellite mission designed to measure and map Earth’s soil moisture and freeze/thaw state to better understand terrestrial water, carbon and energy cycles.
- Type: Earth Science
- Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
- Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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