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NASA photographs courtesy Terra project.
Terra launched at 1:57 p.m. EST on December 18, 1999 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. After reaching orbit, Terra successfully deployed the solar array, performed a solid state recorder dump and deployed its high gain antenna to enable communication with other satellites.
This image originally appeared on the Earth Observatory. Click here to view the full, original record.
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December 18, 1999Visualization Date:
December 21, 1999
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