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Aqua MODIS Data Loss on July 22, 27, and 28, 2023

Active Outage
Issued
July 22, 2023
Resolved
TBD

In late July 2023, Aqua Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) experienced three separate occurrences of non-recoverable data loss. All Version 6.1 Aqua MODIS data products are directly impacted by the missing data for the dates and locations listed below.

  • On July 22, 2023 (2023/203), a data loss occurred during a day-time orbit over Eastern Africa and Eastern Europe. The impacted granules are 2023/203/11:11:26 - 203/11:49:03 (inclusive).
  • On July 27, 2023 (2023/208), a data loss occurred during a day-time orbit over Northwest Africa. The impacted granules are 2023/208/13:13:48 - 208/19:28:36 (inclusive).
  • On July 28, 2023 (2023/209), a data loss occurred during a day-time orbit over Greenland. The impacted granules are 2023/209/04:27:43 - 209/04:29:53 (inclusive).

Contact LP DAAC User Services with any questions.

Update: A rolling list of Aqua data loss occurrences will be kept by the Land Data Operational Products Evaluation (LDOPE) team.

Details

Last Updated

June 12, 2025

Published

July 22, 2023

Data Center/Project

Land Processes DAAC (LP DAAC)