Key statistics
Satellite LANDSAT 3 at a glance.
Uptime
17392
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for LANDSAT 3.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: LANDSAT 3
International designator: 1978-026A
Object number (NORAD): 10702
Object ID (CCSDS): 10702
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.081 minutes
Inclination: 99.0318 deg
SMA: 7282.465 km
Apoapsis: 915.618 km
Periapsis: 893.041 km
RAAN: 242.8457 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00155009
Argument of periapsis: 95.2745 deg
Mean anomaly: 294.2507 deg
Mean motion: 13.96963863 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.0000018 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.000098142742 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 16, 2025, 2:37 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 15, 2025, 8:19 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 LANDSAT 3
TLE line 1: 1 10702U 78026A 25288.84669603 -.00000180 00000-0 -98143-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 10702 99.0318 242.8457 0015501 95.2745 294.2507 13.96963863427363
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite LANDSAT 3.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object LANDSAT 3.
Associated space launch
Earth observation satellite
LANDSAT 3 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 2910 | Landsat 3’, on board a Delta 2910 space rocket.
The launch took place on March 5, 1978, 5:54 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta 2910 | Landsat 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 5, 1978, 5:54 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 2910
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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