SMAP Mission

Objectives and Applications

3-year nominal mission life. Global soil moisture and freeze-thaw state mapping.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Soil Moisture Active Passive
Mission Status
Operational (extended)
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
31 Jan 2015
Mission Links
EOL Date
Sep 2026
EO Portal Info

Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
98.46 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
98.12 deg
Orbit Altitude
685 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
18:00
Repeat Cycle
8 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator

Mission Instruments

L-band Radar (SMAP) - L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SMAP)
L-band Radiometer (SMAP) - L-band Radiometer (SMAP)

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
LandSoil moisture L-band Radar (SMAP), L-band Radiometer (SMAP)

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