Landsat 3

Landsat 3 is the third satellite of the Landsat program. It was launched on March 5th, 1978, with the primary goal of providing a global archive of satellite photos. Unlike later Landsats, Landsat 3 was managed solely by NASA. Landsat 3 is no longer in operation, due to technical failure. It finally ceased transmission on March 21, 1983, far beyond its designed life expectancy of one year. Landsat 3 had essentially the same design as Landsat 2. I... more
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