Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Terra
Terra (EOS AM-1) is a multi-national NASA scientific research satellite in a Sun-synchronous orbit around the Earth. It is the flagship of the Earth Observing System (EOS). The name "Terra" comes from the Latin word for Earth. A naming contest was held by NASA among U.S. high school students. The winning essay was submitted by Sasha Jones of Brentwood, Missouri. The identifier "AM-1" refers to its orbit, passing over the equator in the morning.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 4,864.0 kg
Polar Orbit
Location
SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
1999
73rd orbital launch attempt
Atlas II
44th mission
5th mission of 1999
44th successful mission