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 SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the OneWeb-20 mission on Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 5:13 AM (UTC).
View in 3D map — OneWeb-20Primary facts source
NASA Science · Earth facts ↗Earth orbit · Launch payload
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Starlink-197 (8-19) mission on Friday, October 18, 2024 at 11:31 PM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Starlink-197 (8-19)Earth orbit · Launch payload
On October 15th, 2024, a Chinese Long March 4C rocket successfully placed the fifth Gaofen-12 earth observation satellite into sun-synchronous orbit. The Gaofen-12 series of satellites is believed to have civilian and military applications, but official sources provide little conclusive information.
View in 3D map — Gaofen-12 (05)Earth orbit · Launch payload
On October 15th, 2024, a Chinese Long March 6A rocket successfully launched the second group of 18 Qianfan (SpaceSail, Thousand Sails, or G60 Starlink) broadband multimedia internet satellites for Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology's (SSST) planned megaconstellation.
View in 3D map — Qianfan-02 (Polar 02)Earth orbit · Launch payload
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Starlink-196 (9-7) mission on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 8:21 AM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Starlink-196 (9-7)Earth orbit · Launch payload
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Starlink-195 (10-10) mission on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 6:10 AM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Starlink-195 (10-10)Suborbital · Suborbital mission
The fifth test flight of SpaceX’s Starship, known as Integrated Flight Test 5 (IFT-5), is poised to be the most ambitious test yet. Starship, consisting of the Super Heavy booster and the Starship upper stage, will perform a full-stack launch. This test will focus on advancing SpaceX’s key goal of catching the Super Heavy booster mid-air with the "chopstick" arms on the launch tower. Successfully landing both stages will mark significant progress toward making Starship a fully reusable rocket system. Both stages have undergone extensive preparation, including successful static fire tests, where all engines were ignited while the vehicle remained stationary. This test is expected to push the boundaries of rapid rocket reuse, a crucial capability for future missions to the Moon and Mars.
View in 3D map — Starship Test Flight 5Earth orbit · Launch payload
A CASC Long March 3B rocket launched the Weixing Hulianwan Gaogui-03 (High Orbit Internet Satellite-03) mission on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at 01:50 PM (UTC). The launch was declared successful about an hour after the fact.
View in 3D map — Weixing Hulianwan Gaogui-03Earth orbit · Launch payload
The CERT-2 mission is a critical component in certifying Vulcan for future national security launches. This flight will showcase the performance of the Centaur V upper stage by placing an inert payload into a deep space orbit, marking another significant milestone in Vulcan's certification process. The mission will include proprietary experiments aimed at improving the upper stage's endurance, particularly focusing on long-duration coast periods to ensure optimal performance in future missions. As the second of two certification missions required by the U.S. Space Force, CERT-2 builds on the success of its predecessor. A successful launch will further cement Vulcan's role in replacing the Atlas V for national security missions, ensuring the rocket's readiness for sensitive payloads. This transition is critical to meet the evolving demands of national security space launches.
View in 3D map — CERT-2
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Earth orbit · Crewed mission
Dragon Freedom-2 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Dragon 2 program.
View in 3D map — Dragon Freedom-2Earth orbit · Launch payload
NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission will send astronauts Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov to the International Space Station (ISS) to conduct research and operational tasks alongside the current ISS crew. Hague will serve as mission commander, and Gorbunov will act as mission specialist, continuing the NASA-Roscosmos partnership. In February or March 2025, the mission will also bring back astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who have been on the ISS since June after their original return vehicle, Boeing's Starliner, experienced technical issues.
View in 3D map — Crew-9Earth orbit · Launch payload
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launch vehicle H-IIA will launch Intelligence Gathering Satellite Radar No. 8 for the Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSICE).
View in 3D map — IGS Radar 8Earth orbit · Launch payload
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Starlink-194 (9-8) mission on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 4:01 AM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Starlink-194 (9-8)Earth orbit · Launch payload
A CAS Space Kinetica-1 rocket launched the AIRSAT-01 & 02 mission on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 11:33 PM (UTC).
View in 3D map — AIRSAT-01 & 02Earth orbit · Launch payload
A CAS Space Kinetica-1 rocket launched the AIRSAT-01 & 02 mission on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 11:33 PM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Jilin-1 SAR-01AEarth orbit · Launch payload
A CAS Space Kinetica-1 rocket launched the AIRSAT-01 & 02 mission on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 11:33 PM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Yunyao-1 21 & 22Earth orbit · Launch payload
A China Jielong-3 rocket launched the Jitianxing A-01 xing mission on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 2:31 AM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Fudan-1Earth orbit · Launch payload
A China Jielong-3 rocket launched the Jitianxing A-01 xing mission on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 2:31 AM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Jitianxing A-01 xingEarth orbit · Launch payload
A China Jielong-3 rocket launched the Jitianxing A-01 xing mission on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 2:31 AM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Luojia-4 01Earth orbit · Launch payload
A China Jielong-3 rocket launched the Jitianxing A-01 xing mission on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 2:31 AM (UTC).
View in 3D map — ShenqiEarth orbit · Launch payload
A China Jielong-3 rocket launched the Jitianxing A-01 xing mission on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 2:31 AM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Tianyan-15Earth orbit · Launch payload
A China Jielong-3 rocket launched the Jitianxing A-01 xing mission on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 2:31 AM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Xingshidai-15Earth orbit · Launch payload
A China Jielong-3 rocket launched the Jitianxing A-01 xing mission on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 2:31 AM (UTC).
View in 3D map — Xingshidai-21Associations 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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