Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Earth Science · LEO
Landsat 7 continued the long-term Earth observation Landsat program begun in 1972. Landsat 7 was a joint project between NASA, NOAA, and the US Geological Survey to obtain continuous high-resolution imagary of the earth's surface for environmental monitoring, disaster assessment, land use and…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANDSAT 7 1999-020A | Payload | 679 × 681 km · 97.9° | Globe |
| DELTA 2 R/B 1999-020B | Rocket body | re-entered 1999-05-31 |
COSPAR ID 1999-020. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).