Earth Observing Landsat 5 Turns 25 Years Old

  • Released Sunday, March 1st, 2009
  • Updated Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 at 1:54PM
  • ID: 10401

Still observing the Earth after 25 years—22 beyond its three-year primary mission lifetime—Landsat 5 collects valuable scientific data daily. Some attribute the satellite's longevity to over-engineering. Others say it's a long run of good luck. Whatever the reason, no one who attended the satellite's March 1984 launch could have expected it would still be working today.

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See http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/landsat_bday.html

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  • Landsat 5 Turns 25 (ID: 2009014)
    Friday, February 27, 2009 at 5:00AM
    Produced by - Andy Acuna

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Landsat-5 (Collected with the TM sensor)
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