SMAP

retired

Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 2015-003ALaunched 1/31/2015

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: SMAP Mission
Launch Vehicle: Delta 7320-10C
Launch Date: 1/31/2015
Last Contact: 6/22/2018

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 673 km
Inclination: 98.13 deg
Dry Mass: 863 kg
Total Mass: 944 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Earth Observation
Payload Category: EOSCI
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Manufacturer: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2015-003A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/762

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Mentions

3

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

HydroGNSS will ensure there are no data gaps when missions such as ESA's SMOS and NASA's SMAP end.

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Malfunctioning circuits on Japanese direct broadcast satellite receivers have interfered with microwave sensors operating in the 1.4 to 1.47 GHz range, making it extremely difficult for the European Space Agency’s SMOS satellite and NASA’s SMAP satellite to monitor Japan.

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SMAP’s radiometer provides 30-kilometer resolution and SMAP’s radar provides three-kilometer resolution, compared with roughly 500-meter resolution for CYGNSS.

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