NASA-USGS Landsat 4 Earth Observation Spacecraft
NASA-USGS Earth-observation spacecraft launched in 1982 that pioneered Thematic Mapper imaging and remained in orbit for telemetry and tracking until decommissioning in 2001.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Landsat 4Landsat-4Landsat 4 satelliteLandsat 4 spacecraftLandsat D
- Family Name
- Landsat 4
- Full Name
- NASA-USGS Landsat 4 Earth Observation Spacecraft
- Roles
- earth_observationresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA-USGS Earth-observation spacecraft launched in 1982 that pioneered Thematic Mapper imaging and remained in orbit for telemetry and tracking until decommissioning in 2001.
- First Flight Year
- 1,982
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/landsat-4/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:00:51 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:00:51 UTC