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Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
14:22:00
Saturday January 31, 2015
Watch Replay
Official Livestream
Final launch of Delta II 7300 series.
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
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
Agency
ULARocket
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
153rd
Mission
1st
Mission of 2015
93rd
Mission
2nd
Mission of 2015
3rd
Orbital launch attempt