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Stories about: MIRAS

SMOS Begins Its Science Operations The European Space Agency's (ESA) Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity Satellite (SMOS), a part of the Living Planet Program, has recently finished activating its MIRAS instrument, the primary science payload. The agency made the announcement recently, highlighting the fact that the instrument would play an essentia... 20 November 2009 03:04 GMT SMOS Successfully Deployed The European Space Agency (ESA), the operator of the newly-launched Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity Satellite (SMOS), has announced today that the instrument has successfully deployed its three-antenna arms, which was the most delicate process in the commissioning phase. The Living Planet Program components are curr... 4 November 2009 16:11 GMT