1) Alights on 2) Land remote-sensing satellite 3) Orbiting photographer 4) Reaches via plane 5) Remote-sensing orbiter
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any of a series of unmanned U.S. scientific satellites. The first three Landsat satellites were launched in 1972, 1975, and 1978. These satellites ... [4 related articles]
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A continuing series of NASA Earth resources satellites, data from which are made freely available for public use. The Landsat program was originally known as the Earth Resources Technology (ERT) program, and Landsat 1 as ERTS-1; the name was changed by NASA in 1975. All the Landsats have been launch...
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A series of unmanned satellites orbiting at about 706 km (438 miles) above the surface of the earth. The satellites carry cameras similar to video cameras and take images or pictures showing features as small as 30 m or 80 m wide, depending on which camera is used.
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Series of satellites launched by NASA for the purpose of remotely monitoring resources on the Earth. The first Landsat satellite was launched by the United States in 1972. Landsat uses two types of sensors to monitor the Earth: Thematic Mapper and Multispectral Scanner. See the following website for more information - Landsat Program.
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acronym: Land Remote-Sensing Satellite (formerly ERTS) (NASA)
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acronym: land satellite (photographs of the ground)
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