Earth Observation
TERRA
Extended missionEarth ObservationLEO
TERRA is a Earth Sciences Enterprise (NASA) earth observation satellite, launched on December 18, 1999 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- December 18, 1999 at 06:57 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Atlas IIAS →
- Operator
- Lockheed Martin
- Mission
- Terra
- Launch record
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Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 690 km
- Periapsis
- 689 km
- Inclination
- 97.95°
- Orbital period
- 98.56 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Earth Sciences Enterprise (NASA)
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin
- Users
- Government
- Launch mass
- 5,190 kg
- Power
- 2,530 W
- Design lifetime
- 6 years
- Detailed purpose
- Earth Science
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 1999-068A
- NORAD catalog №
- 25994
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Radar cross-section
- 12.444 m²
- Status
- Extended mission