SMAP

NORAD 40376 · COSPAR 2015-003A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #62590 @ 681 x 683 km x 98.1314 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-20 04:59 UTC Â· 12.7 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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SMAP
1 40376U 15003A 26293.20805075 .00000361 00000-0 78852-4 0 09992
2 40376 98.1314 298.5570 0001365 86.5821 273.5537 14.63393676625901

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

January 31st 2015

Spacecraft age

11 years, 8 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Vandenberg AFB

Launch vehicle

Delta 2

Contractor

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA)

Launch mass

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

98.1314Â°

Period

98.4 min

Perigee

681 km

Apogee

683 km

Eccentricity

0.0001365

RAAN

298.557Â°

Arg of Perigee

86.5821Â°

Mean Motion

14.63393676 rev/d