Jan. 31, 2015 — The two-stage Delta II launch vehicle is launched from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive, SMAP, satellite on a on a mission to study global coverage of soil moisture and freeze/thaw measurements.
Jan. 31, 2015 — The two-stage Delta II launch vehicle is launched from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive, SMAP, satellite on a on a mission to study global coverage of soil moisture and freeze/thaw measurements. Liftoff was at 6:22 a.m. PST (9:22 a.m. EST).
Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls