Terra
NASA climate research satellite
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Terra
Summary
Terra is an Earth observation satellite[1]. Terra ranks in the top 2% of earth_observation_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Terra's image is recorded as Terra spacecraft model.png[3].
- Terra's instance of is recorded as Earth observation satellite[4].
- Terra's instance of is recorded as artificial satellite of the Earth[5].
- Terra's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration[6].
- Terra's manufacturer is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration[7].
- Terra's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1999-068A[8].
- Terra's Commons category is recorded as Terra (satellite)[9].
- Terra's space launch vehicle is recorded as Atlas II[10].
- Terra's SCN is recorded as 25994[11].
- Terra's type of orbit is recorded as low Earth orbit[12].
- Terra's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1999-12-18T00:00:00Z[13].
- Terra's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02dgfw[14].
- Terra's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[15].
- Terra's official website is recorded as https://terra.nasa.gov/[16].
- Terra's launch contractor is recorded as International Launch Services[17].
- Terra's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0001392'}[18].
- Terra's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3[19].
- Terra's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+98.2098'}[20].
- Terra's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+4864'}[21].
- Terra's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+98.8'}[22].
- Terra's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+251.3130'}[23].
- Terra's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+7080'}[24].
- Terra's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+710.6'}[25].
- Terra's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+708.6'}[26].
- Terra's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+83.7699'}[27].
Why It Matters
Terra ranks in the top 2% of earth_observation_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month).[2] Terra has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Terra is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]