Launch time31 Jan 201514:22 UTC
success
Orbit: SSO
Serial number: Delta 370
Final launch of Delta II 7300 series. Environmental research satellite. SMAP provides measurements of the land surface soil moisture and freeze-thaw state with near-global revisit coverage in 2–3 days. The launch also included the secondary payload ELaNa X, 3 CubeSats that are part of the Educational Launch of Nanosatellites NASA program.