Program Description
SMAP is a directed mission of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA with a target launch date in November 2014. The SMAP project is managed for NASA by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL, with participation by the Goddard Space Flight Center GSFC. SMAP builds on the heritage and risk reduction activities of NASA's ESSP Hydros Mission.
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