NASA-USGS Landsat 3 Earth Observation Spacecraft
NASA-USGS Earth-observation spacecraft launched in 1978 that maintained Landsat data continuity and introduced an experimental thermal-imaging band before decommissioning in 1983.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Landsat 3Landsat-3Landsat 3 satelliteLandsat 3 spacecraft
- Family Name
- Landsat 3
- Full Name
- NASA-USGS Landsat 3 Earth Observation Spacecraft
- Roles
- earth_observationresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA-USGS Earth-observation spacecraft launched in 1978 that maintained Landsat data continuity and introduced an experimental thermal-imaging band before decommissioning in 1983.
- First Flight Year
- 1,978
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/landsat-3/
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:01:56 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:01:56 UTC