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Artist's concept of SRTM Looking into Shuttle payload bay, view of SRTM. Courtesy of DLR, German Aerospace Center. › Larger view |
The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, which flew aboard NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour during an 11-day mission in 2000, made the first near-global topographical map of Earth, collecting data on nearly 80 percent of Earth's land surfaces.
The instrument's design was essentially a modified version of the earlier Shuttle Imaging Radar instruments with a second antenna added to allow for topographic mapping using a technique similar to stereo photography.
| Acronym: | SRTM |
| Type: | Instrument |
| Status: | Past |
| Launch Date: | February 11, 2000 12:43 EST (17:43 UTC) |
| Launch Location: | Kennedy Space Center, Florida |
| Landing Date: | February 22, 2000 6:25 p.m. EST (23:23 UTC) |
| Mission End Date: | February 22, 2000 |
| Target: | Earth |
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