Latitude
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TERRA
NORAD 25994 · COSPAR 1999-068A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #43122 @ 687 x 692 km x 97.9267 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-12 05:04 UTC · 13.9 h old
Orbit history
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Altitude —
Velocity —
Next visible passes
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TERRA
1 25994U 99068A 26316.21116685 .00000375 00000-0 85203-4 0 09996
2 25994 97.9267 359.7476 0003510 112.3389 322.1595 14.61195464431228
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 25994U 99068A 26316.21116685 .00000375 00000-0 85203-4 0 09996
2 25994 97.9267 359.7476 0003510 112.3389 322.1595 14.61195464431228
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
December 18th 1999
Spacecraft age
26 years, 10 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
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Operator
Earth Sciences Enterprise (NASA)
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Vandenberg AFB
Launch vehicle
Atlas 2AS
Contractor
Lockheed Martin
Launch mass
4,854 kg
Power
2,530.00 W
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
97.9267°
Period
98.55 min
Perigee
687 km
Apogee
692 km
Eccentricity
0.000351
RAAN
359.7476°
Arg of Perigee
112.3389°
Mean Motion
14.61195464 rev/d