Aqua
Aqua is a NASA Earth Science satellite mission studying Earth’s water cycle, including evaporation, atmospheric water vapor, clouds, precipitation, soil moisture, sea ice, land ice and snow cover.
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Identity
- Aliases
- AquaEOS PM-1Earth Observing System PM-1
- Name
- Aqua
- Status
- active
Details
- Astronauts
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- Description
- Aqua is a NASA Earth Science satellite mission studying Earth’s water cycle, including evaporation, atmospheric water vapor, clouds, precipitation, soil moisture, sea ice, land ice and snow cover.
- Destination
- Earth orbit
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Launched May 4, 2002, Aqua has collected long-term observations of Earth’s water cycle and related climate variables including aerosols, vegetation, ocean biology and temperatures.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2002-05-04
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/aqua/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 19:16:27 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 19:16:27 UTC
Other
- Affiliations
- Space Stations
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- Vehicles