EOS-AM 1 (Terra)

EOS-AM 1 (Terra) [Lockheed Martin]

The Terra (formally known as EOS-AM-1) satellite is the flagship of EOS. It will provide global data on the state of the atmosphere, land, and oceans, as well as their interactions with solar radiation and with one another. Visit this site to explore and learn about the scientific objectives of this flagship mission.

The Terra Project is responsible for the design, fabrication, test, launch, and on-orbit checkout of the instruments and spacecraft for the first EOS mission.

Terra was successfully launched on December 18, 1999. The Terra mission is part of NASA's Earth Sciences Enterprise (ESE).

The Terra spacecraft features following instruments:

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 Spectroradiometer
MOPITT - Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere

Nation:	USA
Type / Application:	Earth Observing
Operator:	NASA
Contractors:	Lockheed Martin
Equipment:	ASTER, CERES, MISR, MODIS, MOPITT
Configuration:	?
Propulsion:	?
Lifetime:
Mass:	5190 kg
Orbit:

Satellite	Date	LS		Launcher	Remarks:
EOS-AM 1 (Terra)	18.12.1999	Va SLC-3E		Atlas-2AS

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