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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
Launch vehicle
Delta II 7320-10C →
Launch provider
United Launch Alliance →

Payloads deployed · 5

CP10 (EXOCUBE)
LEO
FIREBIRD 3
LEO
FIREBIRD 4
LEO
GRIFEX
LEO
SMAP
LEO