Satellite · Earth observation · United States
Landsat 1
Operated by NASA.
SatellitesRetiredLaunched 1972
Imagery
Early Landsat View of Los Angeles and Vicinity
NASA Landsat 1 originally named the Earth Resources Technology Satellite, or ERTS was the first of what was to become a series of satellites designed to map and monitor the Earth land surfaces.
2000
NASA/JPL · NASA media (public domain)
Overview
The first satellite of the Landsat program, which began the longest continuous record of Earth's land surface from space.
Knowledge connections
- OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Operated byNASA
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.