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LANDSAT 2

NonoperationalEarth ObservationLEO

Images and senses the Earth's surface for mapping, agriculture, defense or science.

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Launch

Launch date
January 22, 1975 at 05:55 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Delta 2910 →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Landsat 2
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
910 km
Periapsis
898 km
Inclination
99.04°
Orbital period
103.08 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1975-004A
NORAD catalog №
7615
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
2.797 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational