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MODIS IOT Aqua Weekly Report
Mission Operations Days: 2025/305 through 2025/311
November 1, 2025 00:00:00 GMT to November 7, 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		    
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

  • 10W Lamps - 1 (functional)
  • 10W Lamps - 2, 3, 4 (non-functional)
  • 1W Lamps - 1, 2 (functional)
 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

  • CP07 to Safe Mode - No FR OFF Command (1 patch)
 Nominal Science Mode
Inhibit Ids Set None Nominal Science Mode
This Week's Completed MODIS Activities:
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Saturday, November 1, 2025
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2025/305 19:51:23 - 19:51:39 MCL MOD_SRCA_SETUP_L1_L4_L5_CC.1
SRCA setup activity using 10W lamps 1 and 4, and 1W lamp 5, in constant current feedback mode
 
2025/305 19:54:23 - 20:21:55 MCL MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD_10W.3
OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration.
 
S/C Night 20:01:38 - 20:27:48
Data Collect 20:10:24 - 20:21:54
 
Sunday, November 2, 2025
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None
 
Monday, November 3, 2025
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Lunar Calibration - NO ROLL
2025/307 03:52:02 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1
2025/307 04:39:37 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2 (01:53 early)
2025/307 05:13:16 – 05:17:02 MCL MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.1
2025/307 05:32:29 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1 (01:53 late)
2025/307 06:20:04 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2
 
2025/307 20:05:35-20:19:33 MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2
OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened – B-side
 
2025/307 21:44:09-21:58:07 MCL MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1
OA-15: SD/SDSM Open – B-side
 
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
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Lunar Calibration (-11.5386 degrees)

2025/308 02:51:58 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1

2025/308 03:39:33 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2 (01:53 early)

2025/308 04:05:11 – 04:08:57 MCL MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.1
2025/308 04:32:25 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1 (01:53 late)
2025/308 05:20:00 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2
 
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
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None
Thursday, November 6, 2025
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None
 
Friday, November 7, 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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November's routine activities include regular SD/SDSM calibrations (2025/307 and 321), a SRCA Radiometric Calibration (2025/305), and Lunar Roll Calibrations (2025/307 and 308).
 
Next Week's MODIS Events:
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None
 
Maneuvers:
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The Aqua lunar roll maneuver took place on Tuesday, November 3, 2025 (2025/308).
 
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.
 
https://wapub32.eos.nasa.gov/

 
Limited Life Item Status:
 
SRCA 10W Lamp #1: 399.7 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: 4364 of 3022 Movements
Nadir Aperture Door: 1055 of 1316 Movements
Space View Door: 636 of 1316 Movements
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