Aqua has six different Earth-observing instruments on board and is named for the large amount of information being obtained about water in the Earth system.Launch: May 2002Operating Network: Near Space Network
Originally called EOS PM-1, Aqua was named for the data it has collected on water in the Earth system. Using six Earth observing instruments, Aqua collects data on cloud formation, precipitation, and radiative properties, air-sea fluxes of energy, carbon and moisture, and sea ice concentrations and extents.
Launch: May 2002Operating Network: Near Space Network› Near Space Network (NSN)› Aqua› Earth Missions Supported by SCaN