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Raytheon Spectroradiometer Enters Orbit

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 7 -- Raytheon Co.'s second Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) entered Earth's orbit on May 4 on board the Aqua, a satellite in NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS). Raytheon also provided a MODIS sensor for Aqua's companion satellite Terra, launched in December 1999. The Aqua MODIS instrument will work in conjunction with Terra MODIS to gather information at different equatorial crossing times. The primary role of the Aqua spacecraft is to gather information about water in the Earth's system. During the five-year mission, Aqua will gather...Read full article

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