2015 · United Launch Alliance
SMAP, FIREBIRD II A, FIREBIRD II B, GRIFEX, ExoCube
successDelta II 7320-10C | SMAP, FIREBIRD II A, FIREBIRD II B, GRIFEX, ExoCube
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.
Overview
- Date / time
- January 31, 2015 at 02:22 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 2W
- Mission
- SMAP, FIREBIRD II A, FIREBIRD II B, GRIFEX, ExoCube
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit achieved
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit