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NORAD ID: 27424
Int'l Code: 2002-022A
Perigee: 708.9 km
Apogee: 710.3 km
Inclination: 98.2 °
Period: 98.8 minutes
Semi major axis: 7080 km
Launch date: May 4, 2002
Source: United States (US)
Comments: AQUA (EOS-PM1) is an afternoon equator-crossing platform which includes a suite of sensors designed to study the diurnal properties of cloud and aerosol radiative fluxes, cloud formation, and precipitation (MIMR, AIRS/AMSU-A/MHS, and MODIS-N) in conjunction with a wind scatterometer planned for the Japanese ADEOS-II spacecraft. MIMR, MODIS-N, and AIRS will contribute to studies of sea-ice extent and heat exchange with the atmosphere. Data from the EOS-PM1 platform and the sensors on the TRMM spacecraft will combined to assess the utility and accuracy of precipitation measurements.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 27424U 02022A 13165.81849650 .00000202 00000-0 54924-4 0 6913
2 27424 098.1990 107.2340 0001029 095.4766 318.4969 14.57132806591173
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for AQUA
