Aquarius (satellite)

Aquarius (satellite)

The Aquarius satellite is a planned NASA satellite mission to measure global sea surface salinity to better predict future climate conditions. It is scheduled for launch on September 5, 2009.

The science instruments will include a set of three radiometers that are sensitive to salinity (1.413 GHz; L-band) and a scatterometer that corrects for the ocean's surface roughness. The spacecraft will be contributed by Argentina's Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE).

After its planned launch in 2009 aboard a Delta II from Vandenburg Air Force Base in California, Aquarius will be carried into a 657 km (408 mi) sun-synchronous orbit to begin its 3-year mission.

External links

* [http://science.hq.nasa.gov/missions/satellite_59.htm NASA webpage]
* [http://aquarius.nasa.gov/ Goddard Space Flight Center webpage]
* [http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/profile.cfm?MCode=AQUARIUS Aquarius Mission Profile] by [http://solarsystem.nasa.gov NASA's Solar System Exploration]


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