LANDSAT-5 SATELLITE IMAGERY
The satellite has two sensors: Multi-Spectral Scanner (MSS) and the Thematic Mapper (TM).
MSS has a Ground Sampling Distance (GSD) of 60m and the TM has a GSD of 30m, both with a 16 day revisiting time.
© Landsat imagery courtesy of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and U.S. Geological Survey
Parameter | LANDSAT-5 |
Orbit Altitude | 705km |
Spectral Bands | Eleven spectral bands (450-12500nm) with five visible (30-60m), four near-infrared (30-60m), one mid-infrared (30m) and one thermal (120m) band |
Swath Width | 185km |
Ground Sampling Distance (GSD) | 30-120 |
Launch/Life Expectancy | 1984 - 2013 |
Revisit Time | 16 days |
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