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Landsat program

The Landsat program is the longest-running enterprise that has acquired satellite imagery of Earth. It is a joint NASA / USGS program. On 23 July 1972, the Earth Resources Technology Satellite was launched. This was eventually renamed to Landsat 1 in 1975. The most recent, Landsat 9, was launched on 27 September 2021.

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MultiSpectral Scanner (MSS)

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Landsat program

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Triples18
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Landsat program

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related to MultiSpectral Scanner (MSS) · 12
Landsat program → Earth, Earth's, French SPOT, It, Landsat, MSS, Multispectral Scanner, Notably, The Landsat, The MSS, This, United States
related to Uses of Landsat imagery · 4
Landsat program → Land, Landsat, Looking, The
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Landsat program → longest-running enterprise that has acquired satellite imagery of Earth

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Landsat programis alongest-running enterprise that has acquired satellite imagery of Earth0.90text
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Landsat programrelated to MultiSpectral Scanner (MSS)The Landsat0.60section
Landsat programrelated to MultiSpectral Scanner (MSS)Multispectral Scanner0.60section
Landsat programrelated to MultiSpectral Scanner (MSS)MSS0.60section
Landsat programrelated to MultiSpectral Scanner (MSS)The MSS0.60section
Landsat programrelated to MultiSpectral Scanner (MSS)United States0.60section
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Landsat programrelated to MultiSpectral Scanner (MSS)French SPOT0.60section
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Landsat programrelated to MultiSpectral Scanner (MSS)Earth's0.60section
Landsat programrelated to MultiSpectral Scanner (MSS)This0.60section

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