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SMAP pre-launch details

Submit on Friday, January 9th, 2015 22:57

NASA’s next mission to study Earth, SMAP (Soil Moisture Active Passive), is scheduled for launch aboard a Delta II from Vandenberg Air Force Base on 29 January on 1420 UTC. SMAP will operate at an altitude of 685-kilometer in a near-polar orbit that repeats exactly every eight days. The mission is designed to operate at least three years.

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