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 Artist's rendering of Landsat 1 (very similar to Landsat 2) | |
| Mission type | Earth imaging |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA / NOAA |
| COSPAR ID | 1975-004A |
| SATCAT no. | 07615 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | General Electric |
| Launch mass | 953 kilograms (2,101 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | January 22, 1975 |
| Rocket | Delta 2910 |
| Launch site | Vandenberg AFB SLC-2W |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous |
| Semi-major axis | 7,283.0 kilometers (4,525.4 mi) |
| Eccentricity | 0.0008709 |
| Perigee altitude | 906.3 kilometers (563.1 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 919.0 kilometers (571.0 mi) |
| Inclination | 98.9 degrees |
| Period | 103.18 minutes |
| RAAN | 192.8963° |
| Mean anomaly | 345.3381° |
| Epoch | 28 May 2016[1] |
Landsat 2 is the second satellite of the Landsat program. The spacecraft originally carried a designation of ERTS-B (Earth Resource Technology Satellite B) but was renamed "Landsat 2" prior to its launch on January 22, 1975. The objective of the satellite was to acquire global, seasonal data in medium resolution from a near-polar, Sun-synchronous orbit. The satellite, built by General Electric, acquired data with the Return Beam Vidicon (RBV) and the Multispectral Scanner (MSS). Despite having a design life of one year, Landsat 2 operated for over seven years, finally ceasing operations on February 25, 1982.[2]
- ^ "LANDSAT 2 Satellite details". N2YO. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ United States Geological Survey (August 9, 2006). "Landsat 2 History". Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2007.