The Delta II rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying the Soil Moisture Active Passive, or SMAP, satellite on a mission to measure and map the Earth’s soil moisture distribution and freeze/thaw state with unprecedented accuracy. Liftoff was at 14:22 UTC.
secondary payload: ELaNa-X (3 POD)
Firebird-II FU3 437.405 MHz 19k2 FSK Firebird-II FU4 437.230 MHz 19k2 FSK GRIFEX 437.485 MHz 9k6 FSK Exocube (CP-10) 437.270 MHz 9k6 FSK
predicted TLE
FIREBIRD-2 1 99991U 15031.59770833 -.00004251 00000-0 -23226-3 0 00004 2 99991 099.0993 037.3071 0163133 342.7168 145.9497 15.03560207000016 GRIFEX 1 99992U 15031.59770833 -.00004273 00000-0 -23822-3 0 00001 2 99992 099.0990 037.3077 0161465 342.2732 146.5309 15.03090041000011 EXOCUBE 1 99993U 00000 15031.59770833 -.00004217 00000-0 -23542-3 0 00009 2 99993 099.0988 037.3072 0161497 341.7791 147.0546 15.03038398000014