Landsat 1 (ERTS-1 / Earth Resources Technology Satellite), the first civilian satellite dedicated to monitoring Earth's land surfaces, carrying a multispectral scanner and return-beam vidicon cameras. Delta 0900 from Vandenberg SLC-2W lofted the ~816 kg Nimbus-based craft into sun-synchronous orbit on 23 July 1972 (maiden Delta 0100-series flight); it operated until January 1978.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 891 kg
- Flight
- 1st
- of 2 Delta 0900 flights
- Date and time
- 23 July 1972, 18:06 UTC
- Rocket
- Delta 0900
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1972-058
- Launches in 1972
- 61st of 113
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