Soil Moisture Active Passive
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Soil Moisture Active Passive is a NASA environmental monitoring satellite that measures soil moisture across the planet. It is designed to collect a global 'snapshot' of soil moisture every 2 to 3 days. Wikipedia
Launch date: January 31, 2015
Launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base
Cost: 915 million USD (2015)
Orbit height: 426 mi
Manufacturers: Jet Propulsion Laboratory and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
COSPAR ID: 2015-003A
Inclination: 98.12°