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KEY EVENTS
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SMOS 2009 EVENTS
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December 11, 2009 |
New MIRAS instrument data.
 
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November 23, 2009 |
The first MIRAS instrument data were acquired on November 17.
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November 12, 2009 |
The in orbit operations begun accordingly to the Sequence Of Event (SOE) with few minor adjustments. The satellite is now in NOM (SCAO) NOM (CC) mode in geocentric pointing. Nominal status of the whole satellite and payload functional chaines. All the operation ground segment components also have a satisfying behaviour.
Follow the early orbit phases...
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November 2, 2009 |
The SMOS and PROBA-2 satellites were launched atop a Rockot launch vehicle provided by Eurockot GmbH. Liftoff from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia took place at 01:50 UTC (02:50 CET) on Monday 2 November. Some 70 minutes after launch, SMOS successfully separated from the Rockot's Breeze-KM upper stage. Shortly after, the satellite's initial telemetry was acquired by the Hartebeesthoek ground station, near Johannesburg, South Africa. |
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September 24, 2009 |
Launch campaign at Plesetsk |
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September 16, 2009 |
Shipment of the Satellite to Plesetsk launch site |
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August 2009 |
Consolidation of SMOS launch date |
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June 2009 |
Eurokot and ESA announced that the launch of SMOS can take place on November 2, 2009. |
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May 2009 |
Mission Flight Acceptance Review |
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April 2009 |
Operation Readiness Review |
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April 2009 |
Eurokot and ESA announced that the launch of SMOS can take place on September 9, 2009. |
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February 2009 |
Eurokot and ESA announced that the launch of SMOS can take place between July and October 2009. |
SMOS 2008 EVENTS
SMOS 2007 EVENTS
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November 2007 |
ESA has selected the teams that are taken in the SMOS Science AO.
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November 2007 |
Signature with IFREMER of an agreement for SMOS.
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November 2007 |
The level 1 and 2 algorithm prototypes are under validation.
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October 2007 |
The 7th SMOS science workshop organised by ESA and the SMOS PI was held at ESRIN Frascati from october 20 to 31 2007. |
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October 2007 |
The MELBEX campaign in Valencia (Spain) was completed successfully and the site is preparing to become a calibration site.
The sumer measurement campaign in Antarctic has been postponed to next austral summer (winter 2009-2010)
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July 2007 - April 2008 |
Satellite Flight Model integration and tests (Vibration, Thermal Vacuum, EMC) at TAS Cannes facilities
Pictures of the tests and integration |
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July 2007 |
SMOS Special Session at IGARS in Barcelona |
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June 2007 |
Susanne Mecklenburg has been nominated as SMOS Mission Manager at ESA ESRIN |
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June 2007 |
SMOS Science AO currently under way. Call for proposal ended on June 1st |
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June 2007 |
CoSMAus data under analysis
Several campaigns of the HUT demonstrator have taken place in 2006-2007
MELBEX campaign in Valencia (Spain) initiated, planned to last until end of growing season. |
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June 2007 |
Payload Flight Model delivery at Cannes |
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May 2007 |
Launcher Final Mission Analysis Review |
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2007 |
Special IEEE TGARS Edition on SMOS in preparation |
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2007 |
Level 2 Algorithm undergoing validation
Preparation of the operational version
CATDS (L3-L4) ATBD currently under way. |
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April 2007 |
SMOS Platform Flight Model delivery |
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March 2007 |
System Tests Qualification Key Point |
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January - June 2007 |
Payload Flight Model environment Test (Vibration, Thermal Vacuum, EMC) at ESTEC facilities |
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Latest Update 11/12/2009
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