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Landsat 5
Landsat 5
Launched in:
1984
Out of service since:
2013
Repeat cycle:
16 days
Orbit height:
705 km
Orbit type:
Sun Synchronous
Organisation:
NASA - USA
Decommissioned 5 June 2013
Landsat 5 websites
Information
USGS - EROS Center
USGS - Landsat FAQ
USGS - Landsat band designations
USGS - Landsat Missions
NASA Goddard - Landsat Science
Data ordering
USGS EarthExplorer
ESA - European Landsat collection (Landsat 1-8)
USGS - Landsat data access
ESA Earth Online - Search
NASA EarthData - Search
ESA - Third Party Missions (data for research)
On Board Sensors
MSS (LS 4-5) (Multispectral Scanner - Landsat 4,5)
Information
JAXA - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
USGS - Landsat band designations
Data ordering
Alaska Satellite Facility
NASA EarthData - Search
USGS - Landsat data access
USGS EarthExplorer
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (VIS)
0.5 to 0.6
60
170 (185)
16
Band 2 (VIS)
0.6 to 0.7
60
170 (185)
16
Band 3 (VIS)
0.7 to 0.8
60
170 (185)
16
Band 4 (NIR)
0.8 to 1.1
60
170 (185)
16
TM (Thematic Mapper)
Information
JAXA - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
USGS - EROS Center
USGS - Landsat band designations
Data ordering
NASA EarthData - Search
NASA EarthData - Search
USGS - Landsat data access
USGS EarthExplorer
Sensor Bands
Band
Wavelength
(µm)
Bandwidth
(µm)
Resolution
(m)
Swath width
(km)
Revisit time
(days)
Band 1 (VIS)
0.45 to 0.52
30
185
16
Band 2 (VIS)
0.52 to 0.6
30
185
16
Band 3 (VIS)
0.63 to 0.69
30
185
16
Band 4 (NIR)
0.76 to 0.9
30
185
16
Band 5 (SWIR)
1.55 to 1.75
30
185
16
Band 6 (TIR)
10.4 to 12.5
120
185
16
Band 7 (SWIR)
2.08 to 2.35
30
185
16
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