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MODIS IOT Aqua Weekly Report
Mission Operations Days: 2025/333 through 2025/339
November 29, 2025 00:00:00 GMT to December 5, 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 29, 2025
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None
 
Sunday, November 30, 2025
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None
 
Monday, December 1, 2025
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2025/335 19:59:12-20:13:10 MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2
OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened – B-side
 
2025/335 21:37:46-21:51:44 MCL MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1
OA-15: SD/SDSM Open – B-side
 
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
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Lunar Calibration - NO ROLL 
2025/336 12:36:50 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1
2025/336 13:24:25 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2 (01:53 early)
2025/336 13:39:07 – 13:42:53 MCL MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.1
2025/336 14:17:17 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1 (01:53 late)
2025/336 15:04:52 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2

 

Wednesday, December 3, 2025
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Lunar Roll Maneuver (-14.5633 degrees)
2025/337 13:15:19 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1
2025/337 14:02:54 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2 (01:53 early)
2025/337 14:23:19 – 14:27:05 MCL MOD_OA08_ROLL_MAN.1
2025/337 14:55:46 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1 (01:53 late)
2025/337 15:43:21 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2
 
Thursday, December 4, 2025
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None
 
Friday, December 5, 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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December's routine activities include regular SD/SDSM calibrations (2025/335, 349 and 363), a SRCA Radiometric Calibration (2025/340),  and Lunar Roll Calibrations (2025/336, 337, and 365).
 
Next Week's MODIS Events:
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Saturday, December 6, 2025
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2025/340 20:57:11 - 20:57:27 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
 
2025/340 21:00:12 - 21:27:44 MCL MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD_10W.3
OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration.
 
S/C Night 21:06:54 - 21:34:09
Data Collect 21:16:13 - 21:27:43
 
Maneuvers:
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The Aqua Lunar Roll maneuver took place on Wednesday, December 7, 2025 (2025/337).
 
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: 399.7 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: 4376 of 3022 Movements
Nadir Aperture Door: 1055 of 1316 Movements
Space View Door: 636 of 1316 Movements
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