Earth Observation
LANDSAT 3
NonoperationalEarth ObservationLEO
LANDSAT 3 is a United States earth observation satellite, launched on March 5, 1978 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- March 5, 1978 at 05:54 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Delta 2910 →
- Operator
- United States Air Force
- Mission
- Landsat 3
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 915 km
- Periapsis
- 893 km
- Inclination
- 99.07°
- Orbital period
- 103.08 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- United States
- Launch mass
- 900 kg
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 1978-026A
- NORAD catalog №
- 10702
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Radar cross-section
- 2.7612 m²
- Status
- Nonoperational
End of mission
- Fate
- No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
- Final status
- Nonoperational