For 20 years, Terra, the flagship Earth observing satellite, has chronicled changes on Earth. Designed and built in the 1980s and 90s, NASA and Lockheed Martin engineers set out to …

Jun 21, 2024 · Terra, the flagship of NASA’s Earth Observing System satellites, studies the interactions among Earth's atmosphere, lands, oceans, and radiant energy, providing insight …

Dec 18, 1999 · Terra is the first EOS (Earth Observing System) platform and provides global data on the state of the atmosphere, land, and oceans, as well as their interactions with solar …

Terra (EOS AM-1) is a multi-national scientific research satellite operated by NASA in a Sun-synchronous orbit around the Earth. It takes simultaneous measurements of Earth's …

Terra is in a circular sun-synchronous polar orbit that takes it from north to south (on the daylight side of the Earth) every 99 minutes. Spacecraft Quick Facts: Launch Date: December 18,1999

3 days ago · In December 1999, NASA launched the Terra satellite as the flagship mission of the Earth Observing System to answer these questions. Terra carries five instruments that …

Mar 20, 2025 · NASA personnel gather to celebrate Terra’s 25 th anniversary at the Visitor Center at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center on December 18, 2024. Image credit : NASA On …

NASA launched the Earth Observing System's flagship satellite Terra, named for Earth, on December 18, 1999. Terra has been collecting data about Earth's changing climate.

Terra observations reveal humanity’s impact on the planet and provide crucial data about natural hazards like fire and volcanoes. Terra is an international mission carrying instruments from the …

Nov 4, 2020 · Since 1999, NASA’s Terra Earth observing satellite has completed more than 100,000 orbits. The instrument data from this workhorse satellite has resulted in one of the …