ESA Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) Earth Observation Spacecraft
Earth Explorer spacecraft mapping global soil moisture over land and ocean salinity with an L-band interferometric radiometer.
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Identity
- Aliases
- SMOSSoil Moisture and Ocean SalinitySoil Moisture and Ocean Salinity mission
- Family Name
- SMOS
- Full Name
- ESA Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) Earth Observation Spacecraft
- Roles
- earth_observationresearchtechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Earth Explorer spacecraft mapping global soil moisture over land and ocean salinity with an L-band interferometric radiometer.
- First Flight Year
- 2,009
- Operator
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 21:18:06 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 18:57:29 UTC