Key statistics
Satellite SMOS at a glance.
Uptime
5726
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: 98.4426 deg
SMA: 7137.444 km
Apoapsis: 760.259 km
Periapsis: 758.359 km
RAAN: 14.9433 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0001331
Argument of periapsis: 99.3266 deg
Mean anomaly: 260.8073 deg
Mean motion: 14.39755368 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000198 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00007717 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 2:02 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SMOS
TLE line 1: 1 36036U 09059A 25187.58493513 .00000198 00000-0 77170-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 36036 98.4426 14.9433 0001331 99.3266 260.8073 14.39755368823729
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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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