Terra
Terra (EOS AM-1) is a NASA Earth-observing mission that studies the interactions among Earths atmosphere, land, and oceans by measuring the global energy and water cycles, aerosols, and climate processes from a sun-synchronous orbit.
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Identity
- Aliases
- EOS AM-1EOS-AM1Earth Observing System AM-1AC-141
- Name
- Terra
- Status
- active
Details
- Astronauts
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- Description
- Terra (EOS AM-1) is a NASA Earth-observing mission that studies the interactions among Earths atmosphere, land, and oceans by measuring the global energy and water cycles, aerosols, and climate processes from a sun-synchronous orbit.
- Destination
- Near-polar, sun-synchronous Earth orbit at approximately 705 km altitude and 98.2° inclination for studying interactions among Earth’s atmosphere, land, oceans, and radiant energy, including natural hazards such as fires and volcanoes
- Launch Site
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1999-12-18
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/terra/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 22:43:04 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 22, 2026 at 13:15:24 UTC
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