Landsat 4

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Landsat 4 was an Earth observation satellite in the Landsat program that significantly improved global land imaging with enhanced sensors and higher-resolution data.

All labels observed (1)

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Landsat 4 canonical 2

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Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Earth observation satellite ⓘ
Landsat spacecraft ⓘ
artificial satellite ⓘ
remote sensing satellite ⓘ
altitude approximately 705 kilometers ⓘ
application agricultural monitoring ⓘ
environmental change detection ⓘ
forestry assessment ⓘ
land use and land cover mapping ⓘ
water resources monitoring ⓘ
bus Multimission Modular Spacecraft ⓘ
countryOfOperator United States of America ⓘ
dataArchive USGS EarthExplorer ⓘ
USGS LandsatLook Viewer ⓘ
linked to: USGS EarthExplorer
dataDownlink Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System ⓘ
ground stations ⓘ
deactivationDate 2001-06-15 ⓘ
followedBy Landsat 5 ⓘ
imagingCapability multispectral imaging ⓘ
inclination 98.2 degrees ⓘ
launchContractor McDonnell Douglas ⓘ
launchDate 1982-07-16 ⓘ
launchSite Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 3W ⓘ
launchVehicle Delta 3920 ⓘ
linked to: Delta 3910
localTimeOfDescendingNode 09:45 ⓘ
manufacturer GE Astro Space ⓘ
massAtLaunch approximately 1950 kilograms ⓘ
missionType Earth observation ⓘ
land remote sensing ⓘ
notableImprovement higher spatial resolution than earlier Landsat satellites ⓘ
introduction of Thematic Mapper sensor ⓘ
more spectral bands than Multispectral Scanner-only missions ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
United States Geological Survey ⓘ
orbitalPeriod approximately 99 minutes ⓘ
orbitRegime low Earth orbit ⓘ
orbitType Sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ
partOf Landsat program ⓘ
linked to: Landsat satellites
power about 1430 watts ⓘ
precededBy Landsat 3 ⓘ
primaryInstrument Multispectral Scanner ⓘ
linked to: Landsat 5

Thematic Mapper ⓘ
linked to: Landsat 4-5 TM
programPosition first of the second-generation Landsat satellites ⓘ
spatialResolution 120 meters for Thematic Mapper thermal band (original) ⓘ
30 meters for Thematic Mapper reflective bands ⓘ
60 meters for Multispectral Scanner ⓘ
spectralBands near infrared ⓘ
shortwave infrared ⓘ
thermal infrared ⓘ
visible ⓘ
status mission ended ⓘ
temporalResolution 16 days repeat cycle ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Landsat satellites → hasMember → Landsat 4 ⓘ
Landsat 5 → predecessor → Landsat 4 ⓘ