Aqua satellite

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Aqua_satellite
GPTKB entity
Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Earth_observation
gptkbp:application weather forecasting
gptkbp:check_in_time 16 days
gptkbp:collaboration yes
gptkbp:collaborator gptkb:NOAA
gptkbp:collection daily
gptkbp:community climatologists
gptkbp:country_of_origin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:data_type remote sensing data
HDF
gptkbp:data_usage climate research
gptkbp:home_ground gptkb:NASA's_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Aqua satellite
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:MODIS
gptkbp:launch_date May 4, 2002
gptkbp:launch_mass 2,500 kg
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Delta_II_7920-10
gptkbp:launched gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:mission_duration 5 years
gptkbp:mission_type Earth science
gptkbp:operational_status active
gptkbp:operational_use gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbit_type polar orbit
gptkbp:orbital_altitude 705 km
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:A-Train
gptkbp:payload_capacity gptkb:scientific_instruments
gptkbp:power_source solar power
gptkbp:primary_use monitoring water cycle
gptkbp:products environmental monitoring
water vapor
ecosystem dynamics
snow cover
precipitation
climate variability
soil moisture
ice cover
climate trends
sea surface temperature
hydrological cycle
atmospheric profiles
land surface temperature
vegetation indices
ocean color
cloud properties
aerosol properties
radiative fluxes
natural disasters monitoring
surface energy balance
gptkbp:provides_information_on gptkb:NASA
publicly available
gptkbp:research_focus climate change
gptkbp:resolution 1 km
250 m to 1 km
gptkbp:sensor multispectral
gptkbp:successor gptkb:N/_A
gptkbp:weight 2,500 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3