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Terra

Atlas IIASLockheed MartinSpace Launch Complex 3E
Saturday, December 18, 1999 · 06:57 PM UTCAdd to Calendar

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Vehicle

Atlas IIAS

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Atlas V is an expendable launch system in the Atlas rocket family. It was formerly operated by Lockheed Martin and is now operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture with...

Height59.7 m
LEO Payload18,850 kg
Launches80
Successes77

Provider

Lockheed Martin

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Mission Brief

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.

PayloadTerra
OrbitPolar Orbit
CustomerNASA Large Strategic Science Missions
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Timeline

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Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Space Launch Complex 3E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
34.640°N
Longitude
120.590°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

06:57 PM UTC - 06:57 PM UTC

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.