SMAP / ELaNa X

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

14:22:00

Saturday January 31, 2015

Watch Replay

Official Livestream

Mission Details

Launch Notes

Final launch of Delta II 7300 series.

Soil Moisture Active Passive

Wiki

Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) is an American environmental research satellite. It is one of the first Earth observation satellites developed by NASA in response to the National Research Council’s Decadal Survey.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

944 kilograms

ELaNa X

Wiki

Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) is an initiative created by NASA to attract and retain students in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines. CubeSats named : GRIFEX, EXOCUBE and FIREBIRD-2 A/B

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

3 Payloads

Rocket

Retired
Delta II 7320-10C

Active 1999 to 2015

United Launch Alliance logo

Agency

ULA

Rocket

Height: 38.9m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 2,703 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,533 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3m

Height: 8.9m

Stages

2

Strap-ons

3

Launch Site

SLC-2W

Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

13 days 1 hour

Stats

Delta II


153rd

Mission

1st

Mission of 2015

United Launch Alliance


93rd

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2015

2015


3rd

Orbital launch attempt