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Landsat 1
First satellite of the United States' Landsat program, active 1972-1978. Landsat 1 was launched on July 23, 1972 aboard a Delta 0900 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (Jan 14, 1975).
COSPAR 1972-058ANORAD 6126United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- ERTS 1
- Common name
- Landsat 1
- Payload designation
- ERTS A
- International designator
- 1972-058A
- NORAD catalog number
- 6126
- GCAT identifier
- S06126
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.260
Mission
- Mission type
- Optical imaging
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Landsat
- Owner
- GSFC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- GE Missiles and Space Vehicles Division (MSVD)
- Platform (bus)
- Nimbus
Launch
- Date
- July 23, 1972 · 18:06 UTC
- Launch record
- 1972-058Success
- Rocket
- Delta 0900
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad SLC2W
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/S
- Perigee
- 902 km
- Apogee
- 917 km
- Inclination
- 99.11°
- Status
- Renamed
- Status date
- January 14, 1975
- Last known active
- Jan 26, 1978
- End of operations
- Jan 26, 1978
Size
- Mass
- 891 kg
- Dry mass
- 891 kg
- Length
- 3.3 m
- Diameter
- 3.00 m
- Span
- 3.7 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1816481 (CC0).