The Landsat Program - History
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Landsat 2
Artist's conception of Landsat 2 satellite in orbit.
Landsat 2 was launched on January 22, 1975, two and a half years after Landsat 1. The second Landsat was still considered an experimental project and was operated by NASA.
Landsat 2 carried the same sensors as its predecessor: the Return Beam Vidicon (RBV) and the Multispectral Scanner (MSS). The RBV instrument was primarily used for engineering evaluation purposes while the MSS continued to systematically collect images of Earth.
In February of 1982 after seven years of service, Landsat 2 was decommissioned.
More History
- Landsat 1
- Landsat 2
- Landsat 3
- Landsat 4
- Landsat 5
- Landsat 6
- Landsat 7
- Landsat Data Continuity Mission
- Landsat timeline
Related Websites
- Learn about the Landsat Legacy project
