NASA-USGS Landsat 2 Earth Observation Spacecraft
NASA-USGS Earth-observation spacecraft launched in 1975 that extended Landsat 1 systematic land monitoring and strengthened global continuity before retirement in the early 1980s.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Landsat 2Landsat-2Landsat 2 satelliteLandsat 2 spacecraftERTS-B
- Family Name
- Landsat 2
- Full Name
- NASA-USGS Landsat 2 Earth Observation Spacecraft
- Roles
- earth_observationresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA-USGS Earth-observation spacecraft launched in 1975 that extended Landsat 1 systematic land monitoring and strengthened global continuity before retirement in the early 1980s.
- First Flight Year
- 1,975
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/landsat-2/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:03:08 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:03:08 UTC