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KSC-2015-1236

NASA / KSC · 2015-01-28 · photograph (digital archive)

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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The launch gantry is rolled back to reveal the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket with the Soil Moisture Active Passive, or SMAP, satellite aboard, at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. SMAP is a remote sensing mission designed to measure and map the Earth's soil moisture distribution and freeze/thaw stat with unprecedented accuracy, resolution and coverage.

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ELV Missions, SMAP, Delta II, VAFB

Credit lineKSC-2015-1236. NASA/KSC, 2015-01-28. Public domain. ID: KSC-2015-1236.

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