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SMOS

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 100 minutes, on an orbit tilted 98.4° from the equator, between 758 and 775 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About SMOS

SMOS is a satellite from the European Space Agency, launched on Nov 2, 2009 from Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex.

It circles Earth every 100 minutes (14.4 times a day), between 759 and 760 km up, on an orbit tilted 98.4° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 82° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity · ESA Earth observation satellite

Operated by
European Space Agency
Built by
Alcatel Space
Mass
630 kg

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 24 days its lowest point went from 759 km to 759 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
758759760761Nov 26

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.