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Rokot / Briz-KM | SMOS
Rokot/Briz-KM
Nov 2, 2009, 1:50 AM UTC
Nov 2, 2009, 1:50 AM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
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.
- Type
- Earth Science
- Orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- 133/3 (133L)
- Location
- Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Country
- 🇷🇺 RUS