Terra Launch Sequence

  • Credit

    NASA

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. This image shows a sequence of photographs of the launch of Terra.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Terra/Terra

  • Visualization Date

    1999-12-18