Timeline of SMAP mission By willdefine Jul 1, 2007 SMAP proposed at NASA workshop SMAP is one of four first-tier missions recommended by the National Research Council's Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space Feb 2, 2008 Phase A begins Jan 1, 2009 JPL selected as lead implementation center1 Feb 1, 2010 Phase B begins Oct 1, 2011 Completes physical design review May 1, 2012 Key Decision point c is passed; phase c begins Jul 1, 2012 Completes critical design review Apr 1, 2013 System integration review May 1, 2013 Phase D begins Nov 5, 2014 Satellite Launch Period: Nov 5, 2014 to Nov 5, 2017 Data collection