Beskrivning : Delta II to Launch NASA`s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Mission
Delta II SMAP Mission A United Launch Alliance Delta II 7320 will launch the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission for NASA.
Date/Site/Launch Time: Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Launch is planned for 6:20 a.m. PST.
Mission Description: SMAP will provide the most accurate, highest-resolution global measurements of soil moisture ever obtained from space and will detect whether the ground is frozen or thawed. The data will be used to enhance scientists` understanding of the processes that link Earth`s water, energy and carbon cycles.
Launch Notes: SMAP will mark the 52nd Delta II mission for NASA. It will be the second of 13 planned ULA missions in 2015.
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