Terra Launches

  • Credit

    NASA PAO

Terra launched at 1:57 p.m. EST on December 18, 1999 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. After reaching orbit, Terra successfully deployed the solar array, performed a solid state recorder dump and deployed its high gain antenna to enable communication with other satellites.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Terra/Terra
  • Visualization Date

    1999-12-18