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.

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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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Landsat satellites hasMember Landsat 4
Landsat 5 predecessor Landsat 4