TERRA

Key facts:

TERRA (EOS AM-1)
Operating Time December 1999 - still operating
Altitude 705 km
Repeat cycle 16 days
Sensor

Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER)

  • Swath width : 60 km
  • Spatial resolution:
    15 m (VIS, NIR)
    30 m (SWIR)
    90 m (TIR)

Further instruments:
Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES)
Multi-angle Imaging Spectro-Radiometer (MISR)
Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT)

Annotation 5 instruments are operating aboard. Only ASTER data are distributed by GeoVille

Price:

Prices start with 75 € per scene from archive.

TERRA ASTER sample image
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