Soil Moisture Active Passive mission

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Earth observation satellite mission
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:SMAP
gptkbp:availableOn public
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:elevation 685 km
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Soil Moisture Active Passive mission
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:L-band_radiometer
L-band radar
gptkbp:launchDate 2015-01-31
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Delta_II_7320-10C
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkbp:mass 944 kg
gptkbp:missionType remote sensing
Earth science
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType sun-synchronous
gptkbp:powers 1,000 W
gptkbp:purpose measure soil moisture
measure freeze-thaw state of soil
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:NASA_Earth_Science_Division
gptkbp:resolution 36 km (radiometer)
9 km (radar)
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:usedFor agriculture
climate science
hydrology
weather forecasting
drought monitoring
gptkbp:website https://smap.jpl.nasa.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SMAP_mission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6