EOS-PM 1 (Aqua) [NASA]
The focus for the Aqua (formerly EOS PM) satellite is the multidisciplinary study of the Earth's interrelated processes (atmosphere, oceans, and land-surface) and their relationship to Earth system changes.
The Aqua spacecraft features following instruments:
Originally it was planned to build three satellites to be launched in five year intervals, but only the first one was implemented.
The AMSR/E instrument stopped operating in October 2011 after over nine years despite a design life of three years.
Nation: | USA |
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Type / Application: | Earth observation |
Operator: | NASA |
Contractors: | TRW |
Equipment: | AMSR/E, MODIS, AMSU, AIRS, HSB, CERES |
Configuration: | T330 (AB-1200) |
Propulsion: | ? |
Power: | Deployable solar array, batteries |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 2934 kg |
Orbit: | 676 km × 687 km, 98.2° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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EOS-PM 1 (Aqua) | 2002-022A | 04.05.2002 | Va SLC-2W | Delta-7920-10L | ||
EOS-PM 2 | - | cancelled | Va SLC-2W | Delta-7920-10L | ||
EOS-PM 3 | - | cancelled | Va SLC-2W | Delta-7920-10L |