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[edit]DescriptionNASA Aqua Satellite Launch - 8263851344.jpg |
English: NASA's Earth observing satellite, Aqua, successfully launched at 2:55 a.m. PDT on May 4, 2002. Aqua is dedicated to advancing our understanding of Earth's water cycle and our environment. Launching the Aqua spacecraft marks a major milestone in support of NASA's mission to help us better understand and protect our planet. The Aqua spacecraft lifted off from the Western Test Range of Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., aboard a Delta II rocket at 2:55 a.m. PDT. Spacecraft separation occurred at 3:54 a.m. PDT. inserting Aqua into a 438-mile (705-kilometer) orbit. |
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Date | Taken on 4 May 2002, 04:56 | |||||||||||
Source | https://www.flickr.com/photos/atmospheric-infrared-sounder/8263851344/ | |||||||||||
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NASA/Bill Ingalls
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Image title | NASAÕs latest Earth observing satellite, Aqua, successfully launched this morning at 2:55 a.m. PDT. Aqua is dedicated to advancing our understanding of EarthÕs water cycle and our environment. Launching the Aqua spacecraft marks a major milestone in support of NASAÕs mission to help us better understand and protect our planet. The Aqua spacecraft lifted off from the Western Test Range of Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., aboard a Delta II rocket at 2:55 a.m. PDT. Spacecraft separation occurred at 3:54 a.m. PDT. inserting Aqua into a 438-mile (705-kilometer) orbit. |
Headline | AQUA SPACECRAFT LAUNCHED, READY TO STUDY EARTHÕS WATER CYCLE |
Author | NASA/Bill Ingalls |
Credit/Provider | NASA/Bill Ingalls |
Source | Bill Ingalls - NASA |
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File change date and time | 04:56, 4 May 2002 |
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