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LANDSAT 3

NonoperationalEarth ObservationLEO

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

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Launch

Launch date
March 5, 1978 at 05:54 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Delta 2910 →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Landsat 3
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
915 km
Periapsis
893 km
Inclination
99.07°
Orbital period
103.08 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1978-026A
NORAD catalog №
10702
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
2.7612 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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