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Terra

successAtlas IIAS | Terra

The Terra (formally known as EOS-AM-1) satellite is the flagship of EOS. It provides global data on the state of the atmosphere, land, and oceans, as well as their interactions with solar radiation and with one another.

Overview

Date / time
December 18, 1999 at 06:57 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 3E
Mission
Terra
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Polar Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas IIAS →
Launch provider
Lockheed Martin →

Payloads deployed · 1

TERRA
LEO