AQUA

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AQUA is classified as:

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NORAD ID: 27424
Int'l Code: 2002-022A
Perigee: 707.9 km
Apogee: 711.3 km
Inclination: 98.2 °
Period: 98.8 minutes
Semi major axis: 7080 km
RCS: 7.4174 m² (large)
Launch date: May 4, 2002
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

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.

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1 27424U 02022A   17201.55117442 +.00000086 +00000-0 +29159-4 0  9999
2 27424 098.2055 142.3468 0002391 044.5361 073.0637 14.57116214809089

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC