Earth
ID: 11658
This is a 15 second Instagram video about NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite. On July 8, TRMM's fuel tank indicated that the satellite was nearly at the end of its fuel supply. NASA has ceased maneuvers to keep the satellite at its operating altitude of 402 kilometers. With its speed decreasing, TRMM has begun to drift downward. As it slowly descends towards Earth, in the next two to three years, it will continue to collect useful data.
Instagram: Rainfall Satellite Out of Fuel
For More Information
Credits
Joy Ng (USRA): Producer
Joy Ng (USRA): Narrator
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Project Support
Joy Ng (USRA): Narrator
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Project Support
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Short URL to share this page:
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11658
This item is part of this series:
Narrated Movies
Keyword:
NASA Science >> Earth
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11658
This item is part of this series:
Narrated Movies
Keyword:
NASA Science >> Earth
