Atmosphere
About 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other gases.
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Planet 03 · Terrestrial ocean world
The only known world with a living ocean.
Earth is the largest rocky planet and the only place known to host life. Liquid surface water, plate tectonics, a protective magnetic field, and a nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere make it unlike every other world we have examined.
World profile
About 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% other gases.
A moving rocky crust with continents, ocean basins, ice, and active plate tectonics.
Global average about 59 °F (15 °C)
One — the Moon
Composition
Field notes
Earth is the only planet known to keep stable liquid water on its surface.
The moving liquid-metal outer core generates the magnetic field that helps shield the atmosphere.
The leading model for the Moon's origin starts with a giant impact into the young Earth.
Sourced image archive
Every image keeps its credit, capture date, description, and original source. Mission imagery links back into the same Andromeda mission catalog.
Earth portrait
A seamless true-color Western Hemisphere globe assembled from Terra MODIS observations of land, ocean, sea ice, and clouds.
Connected mission archive
Flybys, orbiters, landers, atmospheric probes, rovers, launch missions, gravity assists, and system satellites are linked here when they exist in the Andromeda catalog.
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Earth orbit · Launch payload
A China Long March 2C rocket launched the Zhongyuan-2 mission on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 3:39 AM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Hebi-5Primary facts source
NASA Science · Earth facts ↗Earth orbit · Launch payload
A China Long March 2C rocket launched the Zhongyuan-2 mission on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 3:39 AM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Hebi-6Earth orbit · Launch payload
A China Long March 2C rocket launched the Zhongyuan-2 mission on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 3:39 AM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Zhongyuan-2Earth orbit · Launch payload
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Starlink-202 (6-77) mission on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 8:19 PM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Starlink-202 (6-77)Earth orbit · Launch payload
Electron's 54th mission is 'Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes', a dedicated mission to low Earth orbit for a confidential commercial customer. The mission will launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 and will be Rocket Lab's 12th launch of 2024, increasing the record number of Electron launches achieved annually since orbital launch services began in 2018. The expedited mission will also be Rocket Lab’s fastest turnaround to date: from signed contract to launch date in less than two months. Rocket Lab’s rapid call-up launch capability, its standardized and rapid production of Electron launch vehicles that ensures a rocket can be assigned a payload for on-demand launch within days, responsive launch sites, and its experienced team behind the second most frequently launched U.S. orbital rocket, are key enablers for this mission.
View in 3D map — Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes
SpaceXarchive
Earth orbit · Observatory
Dragon CRS-31 is catalogued by GCAT as a astronomy mission in the Dragon 2 Cargo program.
View in 3D map — Dragon CRS-31Earth orbit · Launch payload
Several key science payloads will be delivered to the International Space Station (ISS). Among these is a biomedical investigation that focuses on the mechanisms behind neuroinflammation, a condition associated with neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and multiple sclerosis. This study will utilize 3D brain models derived from patient stem cells to explore potential treatments. Additionally, the mission will carry the Multi-Resolution Scanner (MRS), which will use the Astrobee autonomous robot aboard the ISS to create detailed 3D maps of the space environment. This technology could have significant applications in future space exploration, allowing for automated assessments of spacecraft damage and other remote monitoring tasks. These research initiatives are part of NASA's ongoing efforts to leverage space-based research for both Earth-based health advancements and the development of future spaceflight technologies.
View in 3D map — CRS2 SpX-31 (Dragon)Earth orbit · Launch payload
The first two of a planned constellation of four spacecraft for the first Russian space weather monitoring system called "Ionozond". The system being created is designed to solve scientific and applied problems in obtaining fundamental knowledge about the Earth's ionosphere and to receive the ability to monitor near-Earth space continuously. Four Ionosfera-M spacecraft located in two orbital planes (two spacecraft in each plane) will be able to transmit information about physical phenomena occurring in the Earth's ionosphere due to active natural and anthropogenic influences. The "Ionozond" space system is being developed by JSC VNIIEM Corporation at the request of the Roscosmos State Corporation, and in the interests of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Roshydromet.
View in 3D map — Ionosfera-M n°1, 2 & OthersEarth orbit · Launch payload
H-3 Launch Vehicle No. 4 will launch X-band defense communications satellite "Kirameki-3"
View in 3D map — Kirameki 3Earth orbit · Launch payload
A Russian Military Soyuz-2 rocket launched the Bars-M No. 6L mission on Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 7:51 AM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Bars-M No. 6LEarth orbit · Launch payload
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Starlink-201 (10-13) mission on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 9:10 PM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Starlink-201 (10-13)Earth orbit · Launch payload
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Starlink-200 (9-9) mission on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 12:07 PM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Starlink-200 (9-9)
Earth orbit · Crewed mission
Shenzhou 19 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Shenzhou program.
View in 3D map — Shenzhou 19Earth orbit · Launch payload
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Starlink-199 (10-8) mission on Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 9:47 PM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Starlink-199 (10-8)Earth orbit · Launch payload
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the NROL-167 mission on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 5:14 PM (UTC).
View in 3D map — NROL-167Earth orbit · Launch payload
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Starlink-198 (6-61) mission on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 9:47 PM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Starlink-198 (6-61)Suborbital · Suborbital mission
This uncrewed flight of New Shepard will carry 12 research payloads.
View in 3D map — NS-27Earth orbit · Launch payload
A China Long March 2C rocket launched the Yaogan 43-03-01 mission on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 1:09 AM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Yaogan 43-03-01Earth orbit · Launch payload
A China Long March 2C rocket launched the Yaogan 43-03-01 mission on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 1:09 AM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Yaogan 43-03-02Earth orbit · Launch payload
A China Long March 2C rocket launched the Yaogan 43-03-01 mission on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 1:09 AM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Yaogan 43-03-03
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Suborbital flight · Human-spaceflight support
New Shepard NS-27 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the New Shepard program.
View in 3D map — New Shepard NS-27Earth orbit · Launch payload
A China Long March 6 rocket launched the Tianping-3A(01) mission on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 12:10 AM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Tianping-3A(01)Earth orbit · Launch payload
A China Long March 6 rocket launched the Tianping-3A(01) mission on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 12:10 AM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Tianping-3B(01)Earth orbit · Launch payload
A China Long March 6 rocket launched the Tianping-3A(01) mission on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 12:10 AM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Tianping-3B(02)Associations use destination records plus a curated cross-world manifest for flybys and gravity assists. Mission-name collisions such as Project Mercury and Saturn launch vehicles are deliberately kept with Earth unless they actually visited the planet. Technically obvious; historically necessary.
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