Key statistics
Satellite SMOS at a glance.
Uptime
5666
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SMOS.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SMOS
International designator: 2009-059A
Object number (NORAD): 36036
Object ID (CCSDS): 36036
Country: EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.017 minutes
Inclination: 98.4434 deg
SMA: 7137.44 km
Apoapsis: 760.265 km
Periapsis: 758.345 km
RAAN: 315.7779 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0001345
Argument of periapsis: 87.903 deg
Mean anomaly: 272.2312 deg
Mean motion: 14.39756413 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000452 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015801 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 12:57 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SMOS
TLE line 1: 1 36036U 09059A 25127.54011438 .00000452 00000-0 15801-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 36036 98.4434 315.7779 0001345 87.9030 272.2312 14.39756413815085
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Real-time ground track for satellite SMOS.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) is a earth observation satellite operated by ESA. It is intented to provide new insights into Earth's water cycle and climate.
SMOS was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Rokot / Briz-KM | SMOS’, on board a Rokot/Briz-KM space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 2, 2009, 1:50 a.m. from 133/3 (133L).
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Rokot / Briz-KM | SMOS
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 2, 2009, 1:50 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Rokot/Briz-KM
Launch pad: 133/3 (133L)
Location: Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
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