Model, Satellite, Remote Sensing, Landsat C

Object Details

Summary: From 1972 to 1978, three Landsat remote sensing satellites inaugurated the U.S. Landsat and Earth Resources Technology Program. These near-polar orbiting satellites acquired data on the Earth's land mass, coastal boundaries, and coral reefs, with the goal of observing changes in land surfaces and surrounding environments and providing day-to-day help to agriculture, geology, forestry, hydrology and cartography.; Each spacecraft carried a wide range of sensors. These included; a Return Beam Vidicon (essentially a television camera), a multispectral scanner and a data collection system which allowed data from remote ground stations to be relayed to a central processing facility.; The last of the Landsat 1-3 series (Landsat 3) was retired on September 7, 1983; since then the program has continued using updated satellite designs.; This artifact is a 1/4 scale model, donated by General Electric Space Systems to the Museum in 1978.

Materials: Wood; Plastics; Paper; Adhesive; Aluminum Alloy; Paints; Glass
Dimensions: Overall (Assembled): 76.2 × 99.1 × 38.1cm (2 ft. 6 in. × 3 ft. 3 in. × 1 ft. 3 in.); 3-D (Main Body, Diameter x Length): 33 × 73cm (1 ft. 1 in. × 2 ft. 4 3/4 in.); 3-D (Solar Panels, Each): 61 × 28.6 × 3.8cm (2 ft. × 11 1/4 in. × 1 1/2 in.)

National Air and Space Museum

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9da66d8d1-e881-404f-aca6-71404c82fb9a