December 18,1999.
NASA recently launched the Landsat 9 satellite, a collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey. This satellite will continue the mission of monitoring changes to the Earth's land and coastal regions.
It named Terra.
Miscellaneous
The name of the first NASA satellite was Explorer 1, launched on January 31, 1958. It was the United States' first successful satellite and was instrumental in the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts.
NASA
NASA launched its first satellite, Explorer 1, on January 31, 1958.
Mercury
Launched the first satellite- Sputnik.
The first weather satellite was TIROS-1, launched by NASA in 1960. The development of this satellite was led by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in collaboration with the U.S. Weather Bureau (now the National Weather Service).
NASA successfully launched its first satellite, Explorer 1, on 31 January 1958. NASA launched the first American into space, Alan Shepard, on 5 May 1961.
The first NASA spacecraft, Explorer 1, was launched on January 31, 1958. It was the United States' first successfully launched satellite and was instrumental in the discovery of Earth's radiation belts.
It made US create NASA to compete with the Soviets.