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SMOS

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OperationalPayloadLEONORAD 36036

SMOS is a Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)/European Space Agency (ESA) payload satellite, launched on November 2, 2009 into LEO.

Launch

Launch date: November 2, 2009 at 01:50 AM UTC
Launch site: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launched by: Rokot/Briz-KM →
Operator: Eurockot Launch Services
Mission: SMOS
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: LEO
Apoapsis: 760 km
Periapsis: 758 km
Inclination: 98.44°
Orbital period: 100.02 min
Orbit data fetched: October 14, 2026 at 04:02 PM UTC

Spacecraft

Operator: Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)/European Space Agency (ESA)
Manufacturer: Thales Alenia Space
Users: Government
Launch mass: 658 kg
Dry mass: 630 kg
Power: 1,065 W
Design lifetime: 3 years
Dimensions: 2.4 × 2.3 × 2.3 m
Detailed purpose: Earth Science

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 2009-059A
NORAD catalog №: 36036
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: European Space Agency
Radar cross-section: 2.8692 m²
Status: Operational