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SMOS

Rokot/Briz-KM

SUCCESS
Success

Monday, November 2, 2009 · 01:50 UTC

Mission

/01

SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) is a earth observation satellite operated by ESA. It is intented to provide new insights into Earth's water cycle and climate.

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Rokot/Briz-KM

Variant: Briz-KM

Launch Pad

133/3 (133L)

Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

62.887° N, 40.847° E

140

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9

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