WMO OSCAR | Satellite: SMOS

Satellite: SMOS

Satellite details

Acronym	SMOS
Full name	Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity
Satellite Description	Single flight unit of the SMOS programme. Main missions: sea surface salinity and soil moisture.
Mass at launch	658 kg	Dry mass	630 kg
Power	685 W
Data access link	https://smos-ds-02.eo.esa.int/oads/access/
Data access information	Data available through the user service of ESA/ESRIN in Frascati.
Orbit	Sunsynchronous orbit	Altitude	755 km
ECT	06:00 asc

Space agency	ESA , CDTI, CNES
Status	Operational
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	02 Nov 2009	EOL	≥2021
Last update:	2021-01-18

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on SMOS

Acronym	Full name
GPS	GPS Receiver
MIRAS	Microwave Imaging Radiometer using Aperture Synthesis
STA	Star Tracker Assembly

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on SMOS

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status	Instrument landing page
GPS	GPS Receiver	21 May 2010	≥2021 *	Active	earth.esa.int
MIRAS	Microwave Imaging Radiometer using Aperture Synthesis	21 May 2010	≥2021 *	Active	earth.esa.int
STA	Star Tracker Assembly	21 May 2010	≥2021 *	Active	earth.esa.int

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed

Telecommunication frequency or microwave sensing channel information Show expert details

Service	Dir or Mode	Frequency	Emission designator	Bandwidth	Polarisation	D/A	Data rate or Baseband	Comments
MIRAS	passive	1413.5 MHz		27000 kHz	H&V	A		L-band syntetic aperture radiometer