Satellite
Aqua
A NASA satellite dedicated to Earth’s water cycle since 2002: oceans, clouds, rain, snow and sea ice, crossing the equator every afternoon at 1:30 pm local time.
- Catalogue name
- AQUA
- NORAD ID
- 27424
- Owner
- United States
- Launched
- May 4, 2002
- Altitude (perigee – apogee)
- 693 – 694 km
- Orbital period
- 98.5 min
- Inclination
- 98.4°