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ESA's Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission has been in orbit for over 7 years, with its Microwave Imaging Radiometer with Aperture Synthesis (MIRAS) functioning well. This 7 year period has provided a wealth of information which has enabled us to understand and consolidate the performance of the payload in great detail. More importantly, we know now the things that work well, those that...
The SMOS in-orbit commissioning phase will start at launching and will last about 6 months. During this phase an extensive activity will start, particularly aimed at providing full confidence on the products that the mission will produce during its operational phase. As part of this activity, the payload MIRAS will be fully characterized using specific orbits dedicated to check all instrument modes...
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