American Earth-observing satellite launched in 1993 as part of the Landsat program
Landsat 6
Mission type
Earth imaging
Operator
NASA / NOAA
COSPAR ID
1993-F04[1]
Mission duration
Failed to orbit
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer
Martin Marietta
Launch mass
2,750 kilograms (6,060 lb)
Power
1259 watts
Start of mission
Launch date
October 5, 1993 (1993-10-05)
Rocket
Titan II(23)G/Star-37XFP-ISS
Launch site
Vandenberg AFB SLC-4W
Orbital parameters
Reference system
Geocentric
Regime
Sun-synchronous
Perigee altitude
705 kilometres (438 mi)
Apogee altitude
705 kilometres (438 mi)
Inclination
98.3°
Period
98.9 minutes
Epoch
Planned
Landsat 6, equipped with upgraded versions of the instruments on Landsat 5, was designed to carry forward the Landsat program. It was launched on October 5, 1993, with a Titan II launch vehicle, but failed to reach orbit. Landsat 6 omitted the Multi-Spectral Scanner found on its predecessors, but carried an Enhanced Thematic Mapper, which improved on the previous Thematic Mapper by adding a 15m-resolution panchromatic band.[2]
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