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Aquarius: One Year After Launch

[01-July-12] NASA's Aquarius instrument was successfully launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base as part of the U.S./Argentina Aquarius/SAC-D observatory on June 10, 2011. The Aquarius instrument was designed primarily to measure global sea surface salinity. Credit: Annette deCharon.

https://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/eo_pdfs/July_Aug_2012_col_508.pdf

The Aquarius/SAC-D mission is a collaboration between NASA and Argentina's space agency, Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE). Communication, public engagement and web content for Aquarius is provided by the University of Maine. The Aquarius mission is supported by the NASA Science Mission Directorate and additional information on the Aquarius mission is available here. Click here for privacy policy and important notices.

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Last Updated: 26 July 2017