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
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
- -
- 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
- Sun-synchronous Earth orbit
- 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 15, 2026 at 01:27:10 UTC
Other
- Affiliations
- Space Stations
- -
- Vehicles