SMOS

Launch Details
Launched 1 November 2009
Flight ended –
Status Operational
Categories Earth Resources
Active satellites
Launch site Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia
Owner European Space Agency
NORAD ID 36036
COSPAR ID 2009-059A
Alternative names SOIL MOISTURE AND OCEAN SALINITY
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 98.438°
Eccentricity 0.00010
RA ascending node 10.781 hr
Argument perigee 71.943°
Mean anomaly 288.187°
Orbital period 100.015 min
Epoch of osculation 02 Dec 2025, 12:21

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 765.6 km
Mean Altitude 766.3 km
Peak Altitude 767.1 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

PROBA-2 SL-19 DEB SL-19 R/B

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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