Earth Observation
AQUA
OperationalEarth ObservationLEO
AQUA is a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - Earth Science Enterprise/Japan Meteorological Agency/Brazilian Space Agency earth observation satellite, launched on May 4, 2002 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- May 4, 2002 at 09:54 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Delta II 7920-10L →
- Operator
- United States Air Force
- Mission
- Aqua
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 687 km
- Periapsis
- 685 km
- Inclination
- 98.43°
- Orbital period
- 98.48 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - Earth Science Enterprise/Japan Meteorological Agency/Brazilian Space Agency
- Manufacturer
- NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency/Equatorial Systems (Brazil)
- Users
- Government
- Launch mass
- 3,078 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,832 kg
- Design lifetime
- 6 years
- Detailed purpose
- Earth Science
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2002-022A
- NORAD catalog №
- 27424
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Radar cross-section
- 7.8419 m²
- Status
- Operational