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SMAP (40376)
COSPAR: 2015-003A | Alt Name: SMAP
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Launch Details
Launch Date
January 31, 2015
Launch Site
AFWTR
Launch Pad
SLC2W
Launch Vehicle
Delta 7320-10C
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
40376
International Designator
2015-003A
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:10:24 GMT
Apogee
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Inclination
98.13°
Right Ascension
192.03°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
98.05°
Period
98.40 min
Mean Motion
14.63 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
SMAP
Alternative Name
SMAP
Type
Payload
Status
Partially operational
Owner
JPL
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 40376U 15003A 26185.17389792 .00000515 00000-0 10866-3 0 9992
2 40376 98.1278 192.0278 0001499 98.0489 262.0883 14.63382036610100
Source: Celestrak
Summary
The SMAP satellite, officially designated as 2015-003A and cataloged under NORAD CAT ID 40376, was launched by JPL on January 31, 2015, from the AFWTR SLC2W launch pad using a Delta 7320-10C launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 4.8 meters in length, 1.7 meters in diameter, and spans 9.7 meters with its equipment, including a combined passive/active low-frequency (L-band) microwave instrument for Earth Science missions. It carries a deployable fixed solar array for power generation. SMAP weighs 944 kilograms at launch and has a dry mass of 863 kilograms. The satellite's shape is described as box+boom+dish, with a radar cross-section (RCS) value of 4.277. Its mission duration was expected to last three years.
Physical Characteristics
Length
4.8
Diameter
1.7
Span
9.7
Dry Mass
863
Launch Mass
944
Shape
Box+boom+dish
Radar Cross Section
4.277
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
SMAP
Purpose
Earth Science
Mission
Earth Science
Manufacturer
JPL
Life Expectancy
3 years
Bus
SMAP
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
combined passive/active low-frequency (L-band) microwave instrument
Power System
Deployable fixed solar array
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
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