SRTM
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The shuttle radar topography mission was a two week STS mission for creating high-res SAR topography maps of most of earths surface.
| STS-99 | |
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| Mission patch | |
| Spacecraft | |
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| Objectives | |
| Flight | STS-99 |
| Mission | SRTM |
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| Crew | |
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| Experiments | |
| SRTM, EarthKAM | |
| Launch | |
| Liftoff time | February 12, 2000 17:43 UTC |
| Launch complex | LC 39A |
| Launch center | KSC |
| Launch crew | Kregel, Gorie, Kavandi, Voss, Mohri, Thiele |
| Initial Orbit | |
| Inclination | 57° (eq) |
| Perigee altitude | 220 km |
| Apogee altitude | 245 km |
| Landing | |
| Landing time | February 22, 2000 23:23 UTC |
| Landing location | KSC Rwy 33 |
| Landing crew | Kregel, Gorie, Kavandi, Voss, Mohri, Thiele |
| Mass properties | |
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Getting SRTM data sets
SAR data sets are a good source if you are interested into making quality 3D terrains for Orbiter.
You can download SRTM data from this location. [1]
SRTM addons
There are currently no addons known, which allow you to recreate the SRT mission.