All Landsat 5 IGSs Online, Except One

All Landsat 5 IGSs Online, Except One

Landsat 5, operating with its solar array in fixed position, is now downlinking data to all of its international ground stations (IGS) with the exception of Kiruna, Sweden.
Landsat 5 operating with solar array in fixed position

Post Last Updated on August 18, 2006
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This is an illustration of the Landsat 7 satellite acquiring imagery of the Earth from space. The artist rendering of Landsat 7 is above an image of Earth and is scanning a swath.

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