AQUA BOOSTED TO ORBIT
A Boeing Delta II launched NASA's Aqua Earth-imaging satellite May 4 into a 680-km. (422-mi.) temporary Sun synchronous orbit (see photo). It will be raised to its working altitude of 705 km. later this month as instrument checkout and calibration continues. Built by TRW Space and Electronics, Aqua...
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