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MODIS IOT Aqua Weekly Report
Mission Operations Days: 2026/003 through 2026/009
January 3, 2025 00:00:00 GMT to January 9, 2026 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, January 3, 2026
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None
 
Sunday, January 4, 2026
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None
 
Monday, January 5, 2026
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None

 

Tuesday, January 6, 2026
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None
 
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
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None
 
Thursday, January 8, 2026
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None
 
Friday, January 9, 2026
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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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January's routine activities include regular SD/SDSM calibrations (2026/012 and 026), a SRCA Radiometric Calibration (2026/010),  a PV Ecal (2026/011), a SRCA 1W Calibration (2026/025), and a Lunar Roll Calibration (2026/030).
 
Next Week's MODIS Events:
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Saturday, January 10, 2026:
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2026/010 20:25:19 - 20:25:35 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
 
2026/010 20:28:19 - 20:55:51 MCL MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD_10W.3
OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration.
 
S/C Night 20:34:26 - 21:02:52
Data Collect 20:44:20 - 20:55:50
 

Sunday, January 11, 2026:

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2026/011 21:07:28 - 21:09:58 MCL MOD_OA27_PV_ECAL.1

 

OA-27: Photovoltaic bands electronics calibration.

 

Centered on S/C maximum latitude.

 

Monday, January 12, 2026:
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2026/012 20:40:03 - 20:54:01 MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2
OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened – B-side
 
2026/012 22:18:38 - 22:32:36 MCL MOD_OA15_SDSM_OPEN.1
OA-15: SD/SDSM Open – B-side
 
Maneuvers:
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None
 
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: 399.8 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: 535.6 of 5000 hours
SRCA 1W Lamp #2: 326.6 of 5000 hours
 
Solar Diffuser Door: 4388 of 3022 Movements
Nadir Aperture Door: 1055 of 1316 Movements
Space View Door: 636 of 1316 Movements