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Landsat 2
Landsat 2
Launched in:
1975
Out of service since:
1982
Repeat cycle:
18 days
Orbit height:
908 km
Orbit type:
Sun Synchronous
Organisation:
NASA - USA
Launched 22 Jan 1975; decommissioned Jul 1983
Landsat 2 websites
Information
USGS - EROS Center
NASA Goddard - Landsat Science
USGS - Landsat band designations
Data ordering
NASA EarthData - Search
ESA - European Landsat collection (Landsat 1-8)
On Board Sensors
MSS (LS 1-3) (Multispectral Scanner - Landsat 1,2,3)
Information
USGS - Landsat band designations
Data ordering
NASA EarthData - Search
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 4 (VIS)
0.5 to 0.6
79
185
18
Band 5 (VIS)
0.6 to 0.7
79
185
18
Band 6 (VIS)
0.7 to 0.8
79
185
18
Band 7 (NIR)
0.8 to 1.1
79
185
18
Band 8 (on LS3 until 1978) (TIR)
10.4 to 12.6
79
185
18
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