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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.
NASA photographs courtesy Terra project.
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