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Data acquired December 18, 1999 356 x 450 23 KB - JPEG
Data acquired December 18, 1999 2364 x 2992 5 MB - JPEG
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 photo shows the booster rockets separating from the Atlas main stage.
NASA
Published December 18, 1999 Data acquired December 18, 1999