Landsat 4
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Landsat 4 was an Earth observation satellite in the Landsat program that significantly improved global land imaging with enhanced sensors and higher-resolution data.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Landsat 4 canonical | 2 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earth observation satellite
ⓘ
Landsat spacecraft ⓘ artificial satellite ⓘ remote sensing satellite ⓘ |
| altitude | approximately 705 kilometers ⓘ |
| application |
agricultural monitoring
ⓘ
environmental change detection ⓘ forestry assessment ⓘ land use and land cover mapping ⓘ water resources monitoring ⓘ |
| bus | Multimission Modular Spacecraft ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator | United States of America ⓘ |
| dataArchive |
USGS EarthExplorer
ⓘ
USGS EarthExplorer ⓘ
surface form:
USGS LandsatLook Viewer
|
| dataDownlink |
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
ⓘ
ground stations ⓘ |
| deactivationDate | 2001-06-15 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Landsat 5 ⓘ |
| imagingCapability | multispectral imaging ⓘ |
| inclination | 98.2 degrees ⓘ |
| launchContractor | McDonnell Douglas ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1982-07-16 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 3E
ⓘ
surface form:
Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 3W
|
| launchVehicle |
Delta 3910
ⓘ
surface form:
Delta 3920
|
| localTimeOfDescendingNode | 09:45 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | GE Astro Space ⓘ |
| massAtLaunch | approximately 1950 kilograms ⓘ |
| missionType |
Earth observation
ⓘ
land remote sensing ⓘ |
| notableImprovement |
higher spatial resolution than earlier Landsat satellites
ⓘ
introduction of Thematic Mapper sensor ⓘ more spectral bands than Multispectral Scanner-only missions ⓘ |
| operator |
NASA
ⓘ
United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | approximately 99 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| orbitType | Sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Landsat satellites
ⓘ
surface form:
Landsat program
|
| power | about 1430 watts ⓘ |
| precededBy | Landsat 3 ⓘ |
| primaryInstrument |
Landsat 5
ⓘ
surface form:
Multispectral Scanner
Landsat 4-5 TM ⓘ
surface form:
Thematic Mapper
|
| programPosition | first of the second-generation Landsat satellites ⓘ |
| spatialResolution |
120 meters for Thematic Mapper thermal band (original)
ⓘ
30 meters for Thematic Mapper reflective bands ⓘ 60 meters for Multispectral Scanner ⓘ |
| spectralBands |
near infrared
ⓘ
shortwave infrared ⓘ thermal infrared ⓘ visible ⓘ |
| status | mission ended ⓘ |
| temporalResolution | 16 days repeat cycle ⓘ |
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