AQUA

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AQUA is classified as:

Earth resources

NORAD ID: 27424

Int'l Code: 2002-022A

Perigee: 709.5 km

Apogee: 709.8 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.

1 27424U 02022A   21061.11469168  .00000103  00000-0  32848-4 0  9994
2 27424  98.2174   4.0173 0000186  21.7169 349.1556 14.57113770  1402

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC