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SMAP launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base on November 5, 2014
Launch - 3 minutes: Fairing separates and ejects spacecraft
Launch + 1 hour. SMAP separates from the rocket and is in orbit
SMAP turns and points its solar panels toward the sun
Tiny thrusters stabilize the spacecraft
For the first two weeks after launch, spacecraft systems are checked out
Launch + 20 days. The antenna opens.
The antenna is a thin mesh that reflects microwaves.
Launch + 34 days: The antenna spins up to 14 pm
The radar and radiometer measurements are combined in ground processing to produce accurate, high resolution soil moisture measurements.