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: 767.2 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.

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SDO Track 1 satellite(s)

1 36036U 09059A   25289.46614268  .00000480  00000-0  16697-3 0  9998
2 36036  98.4418 115.3523 0001137  85.3961 274.7357 14.39784697838381

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC