NASA-USGS Landsat 1 Earth Observation Spacecraft
NASA-USGS Earth-observation spacecraft launched in 1972 as Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS-1), pioneering systematic multispectral monitoring of Earth land surfaces until decommissioning in 1978.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Landsat 1Landsat-1Landsat 1 satelliteLandsat 1 spacecraftERTS-1Earth Resources Technology Satellite
- Family Name
- Landsat 1
- Full Name
- NASA-USGS Landsat 1 Earth Observation Spacecraft
- Roles
- earth_observationresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA-USGS Earth-observation spacecraft launched in 1972 as Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS-1), pioneering systematic multispectral monitoring of Earth land surfaces until decommissioning in 1978.
- First Flight Year
- 1,972
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/landsat-1/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:04:14 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:04:14 UTC