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SMOS

SMOS is an object launched in 2009 in a low earth orbit, between 759 and 760 km above the Earth. It completes one orbit every 100 minutes, about 14.4 times a day, on a path tilted 98.4° to the equator. That tilt means it can pass over places as far north and south as 82° latitude.

Height

759-760 km

One orbit

100 min

Inclination

98.4°

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

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The dashed line shows where it will fly over in the next 95 minutes.

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