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Recent maneuvers by NASA in February 2020 and March 2021 signal the eventual retirement of the agency's Terra and Aqua satellites, paving the way for the VIIRS instruments of the Joint Polar Satellite System to take the lead in providing critical Earth system observations.
Published Apr 6, 2022 10:08 AM
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Since 2002, NASA’s Aqua satellite has orbited the Earth more than 100,000 times, and produced one of the longest near-continuous records of Earth observation data ever assembled.
Published May 4, 2022 12:47 PM
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The planned retirement of Terra and Aqua will have minimal impact on the continuity of the CERES long-term climate data record.
Published Sep 20, 2022 10:07 AM
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Along with NASA engineers, NASA’s Earth Science Mission Operations (ESMO) Project is credited with Aqua’s remarkable longevity in space
Published May 9, 2022 12:36 PM
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