WMO OSCAR | Satellite: Landsat-7

Satellite: Landsat-7

Satellite details

Acronym	Landsat-7
Full name	Landsat-7
Satellite Description	7th (last) flight unit of the LandSat programme. Main mission: land observation.
Mass at launch	2100 kg	Dry mass	1980 kg
Power	1550 W
Data access link	https://lta.cr.usgs.gov/
Data access information	Real-time data are available at appointed acquisition stations. Off-line data are available from the USGS EROS DataCenter.
Orbit	Sunsynchronous orbit	Altitude	705 km
ECT	10:00 desc

Space agency	USGS , NASA
Status	Operational
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	15 Apr 1999	EOL	≥2022
Last update:	2021-12-29

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Landsat
- Landsat-1 (ERTS) (1972 - 1978)
- Landsat-2 (1975 - 1982)
- Landsat-3 (1978 - 1983)
- Landsat-4 (1982 - 1993)
- Landsat-5 (1984 - 2011)
- Landsat-6 (1993 - 1993)
- Landsat-7 (1999 - 2022)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on Landsat-7

Acronym	Full name
ETM+	Enhanced Thematic Mapper +

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on Landsat-7

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status	NRT data	Instrument landing page	Comments
ETM+	Enhanced Thematic Mapper +	Jul 1999 *	≥2022 *	Active	Yes		Scan Line Corrector (SLC) failed on 31 May 2003. Nearly-nominal products reconstructed by software on the ground.

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed