MODIS IOT Aqua Weekly Report
Mission Operations Days: 2025/277 through 2025/283
October 4, 2025 00:00:00 GMT to October 10, 2025 23:59:59 GMT
Aqua Spacecraft and MODIS Instrument Status:
| PM-1 "Aqua" is in Fine Pointing Normal Mode FM1 MODIS is in B-Side Nominal Science Mode |
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|---|---|---|
| Component | State(s) | Comment |
| Blackbody | A Off; B On (285K) | Nominal Science Mode |
| Calibration Electronics | A Off; B On | Nominal Science Mode |
| Control Processor | A Off; B On | Nominal Science Mode |
| Nadir Door | Unlatched, Open | Nominal Science Mode |
| Space View Door | Unlatched, Open | Nominal Science Mode |
| Solar Diffuser Door | Unlatched, Closed | Nominal Science Mode |
| FDDI Formatter | A Off; B On | Nominal Science Mode |
| FDDI Port | A Off; B On | Nominal Science Mode |
| FIFO Memory | #1 & #2 Off; #3 & #4 On | Nominal Science Mode |
| Format Processor | A Off; B On | Nominal Science Mode |
| Power Supplies | #1 Off, #2 On | Nominal Science Mode |
| PV VIS FPA | A Off; B On | Nominal Science Mode |
| PV NIR FPA | A Off; B On | Nominal Science Mode |
| PV SMIR FPA | A Off; B On | Nominal Science Mode |
| PV LWIR FPA | A Off; B On | Nominal Science Mode |
| PC LWIR FPA | A Off; B On | Nominal Science Mode |
| RC Outgas Heaters | All 3 (CS, IS, OS) Off | Nominal Science Mode |
| RC LWIR FPA Heater | Off | Nominal Science Mode |
| RC SMIR FPA Heater | On (83K) | Nominal Science Mode |
| Scan Assembly | A Off; B On | Nominal Science Mode |
| SDSM | Off | Nominal Science Mode |
| SRCA |
Off
|
Nominal Science Mode |
| PS1 Survival Heaters | Enabled | Nominal Science Mode |
| PS2 Survival Heaters | Enabled | Nominal Science Mode |
| Timing Generator | A Off; B On | Nominal Science Mode |
| Flight Software |
Rev BJ + 1 set of patches
|
Nominal Science Mode |
| Inhibit Ids Set | None | Nominal Science Mode |
This Week's Completed MODIS Activities:
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Saturday, October 4, 2025
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Lunar Calibration (-12.4200 degrees)
2025/277 15:48:48 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1
2025/277 16:36:23 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2 (01:53 early)
2025/277 17:14:45 – 17:18:31 MCL MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.1
2025/277 17:29:16 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1 (01:53 late)
2025/277 18:16:51 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2
Sunday, October 5, 2025
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None
Monday, October 6, 2025
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2025/279 201:11:02 - 20:25:00 MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2
OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened – B-side
2025/279 21:49:36 - 22:03:34 MCL MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1
OA-15: SD/SDSM Open – B-side
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
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None
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
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None
Thursday, October 9, 2025
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None
Friday, October 10, 2025
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None
This Week's Scheduled MODIS Activities Not Completed:
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None
This Month's MODIS Events:
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October's routine activities include regular SD/SDSM calibrations (2025/279, and 293), a SRCA Radiometric Calibration (2025/275), and a Lunar Roll Calibration (2025/277).
Next Week's MODIS Events:
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None
Maneuvers:
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The Aqua Lunar Roll maneuver took place on Saturday, October 4, 2025 (2025/277).
MODIS Anomalies:
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None
General Instrument Comments:
FM1 MODIS is in Science Mode. The SVD and NAD are open, the survival
heaters are enabled, and the Blackbody is heated to 285 K.
MODIS Telemetry Trends:
The FM1 MODIS instrument telemetry is trending nominally.
Non-MODIS Significant Events:
The EMOS mission status webpage (which includes instrument data loss
records) can be found at the following URL. Note that a password is now
required to access the EOS mission links web pages. There are directions
at the URL below for how to obtain a username/password.
Limited Life Item Status:
SRCA 10W Lamp #1: 399.6 of 500 hours
SRCA 10W Lamp #2: 188.1 of 500 hours
SRCA 10W Lamp #3: 205.7 of 500 hours
SRCA 10W Lamp #4: 135.1 of 500 hours
SRCA 1W Lamp #1: 535.5 of 5000 hours
SRCA 1W Lamp #2: 326.6 of 5000 hours
Solar Diffuser Door: 4352 of 3022 Movements
Nadir Aperture Door: 1055 of 1316 Movements
Space View Door: 636 of 1316 Movements