MODIS IOT Aqua Weekly Report
Mission Operations Days: 2026/241 through 2026/247
August 29, 2026 00:00:00 GMT to September 4, 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 |
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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, August 29, 2026
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None
Sunday, August 30, 2026
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None
Monday, August 31, 2026
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None
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
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None
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
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2026/245 20:56:08 - 20:56:24 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
2026/245 20:59:08 - 21:26:40 MCL MOD_OA19_SRCA_FULL_RAD_10W.3
OA-19: SRCA Full Radiometric Calibration.
S/C Night 21:07:04 - 21:31:53
Data Collect 21:15:09 - 21:26:39
Thursday, September 3, 2026
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None
Friday, September 4, 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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September's routine activities include regular SD/SDSM calibrations (2026/250), a SRCA Radiometric Calibration (2026/245), a SRCA Spectral Calibration (2026/259), a Nighttime Day Mode Calibration (2026/249), and a Lunar Calibration (2026/268).
Next Week's MODIS Events:
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Saturday, September 5, 2026
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Nighttime Day Mode Observations
2026/248 23:38:05 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1
Sunday, September 6, 2026
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Nighttime Day Mode Observations
2026/249 00:17:33 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2 (10:00 early)
2026/249 00:41:36 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1
2026/249 01:01:36 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2
2026/249 01:26:37 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_DAY_RATE.1 (10:00 late)
2026/249 02:06:05 MCL MOD_OA03_FR_NIGHT_RATE.2
Monday, September 7, 2026
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2026/250 21:24:21 - 21:38:19 MCL MOD_OA16_SDSM_SCREEN.2
OA-16: SD/SDSM Screened – B-side
2026/250 23:02:53 - 23:16:51 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: 400.7 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: 536.6 of 5000 hours
SRCA 1W Lamp #2: 329.8 of 5000 hours
Solar Diffuser Door: 4490 of 3022 Movements
Nadir Aperture Door: 1055 of 1316 Movements
Space View Door: 636 of 1316 Movements