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NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Mission launch rescheduled

Sep 15, 2014

The target date for the launch of the NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Mission is now 29 January 2015.

Targeted Date: 29 January 2015
Mission: Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP)
Description: SMAP is an Earth satellite mission designed to measure and map Earth's soil moisture and freeze/thaw state to better understand terrestrial water, carbon and energy cycles. It will launch on a Delta II 7320 from Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

Learn more about how your school can become a SMAP partner here.