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Terra
Atlas IIASLockheed MartinSpace Launch Complex 3E
Saturday, December 18, 1999 · 06:57 PM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Atlas IIAS
Profile →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
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
14 / 14100%Site lock
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.640°N, 120.590°W
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
