Start Date: End Date: Published Date Data Date
Data acquired March 7, 2002 5 MB - MOV
Data acquired March 7, 2002 19 MB - MOV
Shortly after achieving orbit, Aqua deployed its solar array, x-band antenna, and instruments. This time-accelerated sequence shows the following deployments: solar array, AMSR-E antenna, CERES aft, CERES fore, X-Band antenna, MODIS Earth shield, and AIRS Earth shield.
Animation courtesy of Reto Stockli, NASA Earth Observatory
Published March 7, 2002 Data acquired March 7, 2002