Landsat 1
Landsat 1, launched as Earth Resources Technology Satellite-1 (ERTS-1), was the first satellite mission dedicated to monitoring Earth land surfaces. Its multispectral scanner and return-beam vidicon supported agriculture, forestry, geology, hydrology, cartography, and environmental change studies, establishing the long-running Landsat record.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Earth Resources Technology Satellite-1ERTS-1ERTS 1Landsat I
- Name
- Landsat 1
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Landsat 1, launched as Earth Resources Technology Satellite-1 (ERTS-1), was the first satellite mission dedicated to monitoring Earth land surfaces. Its multispectral scanner and return-beam vidicon supported agriculture, forestry, geology, hydrology, cartography, and environmental change studies, establishing the long-running Landsat record.
- Destination
- Polar, sun-synchronous orbit at 917 km (99.2° inclination) for multispectral Earth-resources imaging, agriculture, forestry, geology, hydrology, cartography, and environmental monitoring
- End Date
- 1978-01-06
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Landsat 1 operated from July 1972 through January 1978 and established the foundational global land-imaging record continued by the Landsat series.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1972-07-23
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Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/landsat-1/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 22:07:17 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 24, 2026 at 11:06:42 UTC
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