Landsat 6

Landsat 6
Spacecraft properties


Mission type	Earth imaging
Operator	NASA / NOAA
Mission duration	Failed to orbit

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	705 kilometres (438 mi)
Apogee	705 kilometres (438 mi)
Inclination	98.3°
Period	98.9 minutes
Epoch	Planned

Landsat 6, equipped with upgraded versions of the instruments on its predecessor, was designed to carry forward the Landsat program. It was launched on October 5, 1993 using a Titan II launch vehicle, but failed to reach orbit.^[1] As a consequence, Landsat 4 and Landsat 5 were used well beyond their designed lifespan. 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]

References

↑ "Landsat 6 failure attributed to ruptured manifold" (PDF) (Press release). NOAA. March 10, 1995.
↑ "Landsat 6". USGS.

Landsat program

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