Aqua
Aqua is currently in 'free-drift'
What is its past, current and future altitude and equator crossing time?
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Due to fuel limitations, Aqua completed the last of its drag makeup maneuvers in December 2021 and is now in a free-drift mode, slowly descending below the A-Train and drifting to later equatorial crossing times, and lower altitudes. Based on current data, Aqua data collection is projected to end in early Fall 2027, with spacecraft passivation to follow soon thereafter.
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