Examples of Polar Orbiting Meteorological Satellites: Terra & Aqua
Examples of Polar Orbiting Meteorological Satellites: Terra & Aqua
Examples of Polar Orbiting Meteorological Satellites: Terra & Aqua
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<strong>Terra</strong> Satellite and Instruments<strong>Terra</strong> launched on December 18, 1999from Vandenberg Air Force Base,California.-Orbit: 705 km altitude, sun-synchronous-Orbit Inclination: 98.3 degrees from theEquator-Orbit Period: 98.88 minutes-Equator Crossing: 10.30 a.m. (north tosouth) (morning satellite)-Ground Track repeat cycle: 16 days, i.e.every 16 days (or 233 orbits) the pattern<strong>of</strong> orbits repeats itself15-19 March '10 Alanya, Turkiye 4
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