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Satellite details
Acronym Terra
Full name Earth Observation System - Terra
Satellite Description
  • 1st flight unit of the EOS programme.
  • Main mission: land and ocean observation, aerosol.
  • Substantial contribution to atmospheric radiation.
  • Significant contribution to atmospheric chemistry.
Mass at launch 5190 kg Dry mass 4864 kg
Power 2530 W
Data access link https://directreadout.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/?id=dspContent&cid=15
Data access information
  • All data available in real-time through X-band Direct Broadcast. More info at NASA Direct Readout Laboratory.
  • All data available off-line from EOSDIS.
Orbit Sunsynchronous orbit Altitude 705 km
ECT 10:30 desc

 

Space agency NASA
Status Operational
Details on Status
(as available)
Launch 18 Dec 1999 EOL ≥2023
Last update: 2022-03-21
Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on Terra

Acronym Full name
ASTER Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection radiometer
CERES Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System
MISR Multi-angle Imaging Spectro-Radiometer
MODIS Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectro-radiometer
MOPITT Measurement Of Pollution In The Troposphere
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