Key statistics
Satellite LANDSAT 5 at a glance.
Uptime
15166
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.1
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for LANDSAT 5.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: LANDSAT 5
International designator: 1984-021A
Object number (NORAD): 14780
Object ID (CCSDS): 14780
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.839 minutes
Inclination: 98.0755 deg
SMA: 6937.267 km
Apoapsis: 608.174 km
Periapsis: 510.091 km
RAAN: 152.8272 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00706934
Argument of periapsis: 344.7474 deg
Mean anomaly: 15.1618 deg
Mean motion: 15.02519458 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004165 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00030212989 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 5:32 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 LANDSAT 5
TLE line 1: 1 14780U 84021A 25250.73098068 .00004165 00000-0 30213-3 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 14780 98.0755 152.8272 0070693 344.7474 15.1618 15.02519458748945
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite LANDSAT 5.
Associated space launch
Earth resources monitoring satellite
LANDSAT 5 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 3920 | Landsat 5’, on board a Delta 3920 space rocket.
The launch took place on March 1, 1984, 5:59 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Delta 3920 | Landsat 5
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 1, 1984, 5:59 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta 3920
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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