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Terra MODIS Placed in Standby Mode

Active Outage
Issued
March 26, 2026
Resolved
TBD

At approximately 20:00:00 Universal Time (UTC) on March 26, 2026 (DOY 2026-085), the Terra satellite experienced an anomaly and the MODIS instrument was placed in standby mode. Although we are still receiving data and NRT processing continues, we advise users to exercise caution when using the data until it has been further verified and confirmed by the instrument teams.

Referenced Datasets

Dataset Name Format
MODIS/Aqua Terra Thermal Anomalies/Fire locations 1km FIRMS NRT (Vector data) TXT
MODIS/Terra Aerosol 5-Min L2 Swath 10km - NRT HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Calibrated Radiances 5-Min L1B Swath 1km - NRT HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Calibrated Radiances 5-Min L1B Swath 250m - NRT HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Calibrated Radiances 5-Min L1B Swath 500m - NRT HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Cloud Mask and Spectral Test Results 5-Min L2 Swath 250m and 1km - NRT HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Clouds 5-Min L2 Swath 1km and 5km - NRT HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Geolocation Angles Daily L2G Global 1km SIN Grid Day NRT HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Geolocation Fields 5-Min L1A Swath 1km - NRT HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra L0 PDS Data 5-Min Swath - NRT Binary PDS
MODIS/Terra L2G Daytime Pointers, Daily 250m NRT HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra L3 Value-added Aerosol Optical Depth - NRT HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity 5-Min L2 1km NRT HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/Emissivity 5-Min L2 Swath 1km NRT HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Level 1B Subsampled Calibrated Radiance 5Km - NRT HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent 5-Min L2 Swath 1km NRT HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m NRT HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Surface Reflectance Daily L2G Global 1km and 500m SIN Grid NRT HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Surface Reflectance Daily L2G Global 250 m SIN Grid NRT HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Surface Reflectance Daily L2G Global 250m SIN Grid NRT HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Surface Reflectance Quality Daily L2G Global 1km SIN Grid NRT HDF
MODIS/Terra Surface Reflectance Rolling-8-Day L3 Global 250m SIN Grid NRT HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Surface Reflectance Rolling-8-Day L3 Global 500m SIN Grid NRT HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Temperature and Water Vapor Profiles 5-Min L2 Swath 5km - NRT HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Thermal Anomalies/Fire 5-Min L2 Swath 1km NRT HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Thermal Bands Daily L2G Global 1km SIN Grid Day NRT HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Vegetation Indices Daily Rolling-8-Day L3 Global 250m SIN Grid NRT HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Vegetation Indices Daily Rolling-8-Day L3 Global 500m SIN Grid NRT HDF-EOS

Details

Last Updated

March 27, 2026

Published

March 27, 2026