SMOS

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SMOS is classified as:

Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 36036

Int'l Code: 2009-059A

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   26227.53955631  .00000137  00000-0  57719-4 0  9991
2 36036  98.4438  54.0079 0001418  94.6256 265.5094 14.39750589881994

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC