Landsat 7 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
15 Apr 1999, 6:32pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Landsat 7
Mission Type
Earth Science
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
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 regional planning, cartography, range management, oil and mineral exploration.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:58pm UTC
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