AQUA
Mission information
- Name
- AQUA
- Alternate Names
- 2002-022A
- Satellite ID
- TPQA-0357-2359-7196-8778
- NORAD ID
- 27424
- Website
- https://directreadout.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/aqua_documents/IDD_Aqua-DB.pdf
- Country of Origin
-
United States of America
Status
Operational
Satellite is in orbit and operational
Image
Mission timeline
- Launch Date
- 2002-05-04T00:00:00+00:00
- Deploy Date
- 2002-05-04T00:00:00+00:00
Description
Aqua is one of NASA's missions for Earth science operating in the A-Train constellation. It has demonstrated a very high level of precision in making the primary long-term measurements of the mission.
These highly calibrated climate quality measurements of radiance, reflectance, and backscatter have been used to cross-calibrate past and present sensors launched by NASA, as well as a variety of sensors launched from other agencies and the international community.
SatNOGS Links
S-band telemetry
- Type
- Transmitter
- Downlink Mode
- BPSK
- Downlink Frequency
- 2287500000
- Baud
- 200000
X-band downlink [SQPSK, RHCP, 255/223] Transmitter
- Type
- Transmitter
- Service
- Meteorological
- Downlink Mode
- SQPSK
- Downlink Frequency
- 8160000000
Most Recent Observers (last 24h)
| Observer | Latest Data |
|---|---|
| Mogielnica - S-band-KN09wx | 2025-10-07 13:24:46 UTC |
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Orbital Elements
Latest Two-Line Element (TLE)
- TLE Source
- Celestrak (active)
- TLE Updated
- 2025-10-07 18:48:39 UTC
- TLE Set
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1 27424U 02022A 25280.62853860 .00001659 00000+0 34383-3 0 9994
2 27424 98.3923 240.4823 0001986 69.5999 339.0118 14.61571035246379