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Landsat 7 Back on Track

Landsat 7 Back on Track

Source: USGS Landsat Mission
In late April, Landsat 7 had to move away from a piece of oncoming space debris. This sent Landsat 7 westward out of its nominal reference orbit. In May, the Flight Operations Team conducted a maneuver to push the spacecraft back east. As of Tuesday, June 5, Landsat 7 was back in its correct orbit.

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