SMOS

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SMOS is classified as:

Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 36036

Int'l Code: 2009-059A

Perigee: 765.5 km

Apogee: 767.1 km

Inclination: 98.4 °

Period: 100.0 minutes

Semi major axis: 7137 km

RCS: 2.951 m² (large)

Launch date: November 2, 2009
Source: European Space Agency (ESA)
Launch site: PLESETSK MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (PKMTR)

Smos will investigate the hydrological cycle by measuring changes in soil moisture and ocean salinity. It will do this by observing variations in the natural microwave emission coming up off the planet's surface. The data is expected to have wide uses but should improve weather forecasts and warnings of extreme events, such as floods.

1 36036U 09059A   24129.51872236  .00000610  00000-0  20826-3 0  9991
2 36036  98.4435 317.0434 0001129  88.5483 271.5834 14.39789045762706

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC