LANDSAT 1 (ERTS 1)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite LANDSAT 1 (ERTS 1) at a glance.

Uptime

19280

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.0

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.4

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for LANDSAT 1 (ERTS 1).

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: LANDSAT 1 (ERTS 1)

International designator: 1972-058A

Object number (NORAD): 6126

Object ID (CCSDS): 6126

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 103.02 minutes

Inclination: 99.3683 deg

SMA: 7279.603 km

Apoapsis: 906.503 km

Periapsis: 896.432 km

RAAN: 142.8684 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0006917

Argument of periapsis: 286.0752 deg

Mean anomaly: 73.9648 deg

Mean motion: 13.97787841 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000172 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00015462 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 5, 2025, 5:57 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 LANDSAT 1 (ERTS 1)

TLE line 1: 1 06126U 72058A 25125.74801269 .00000172 00000-0 15462-3 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 06126 99.3683 142.8684 0006917 286.0752 73.9648 13.97787841691032

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite LANDSAT 1 (ERTS 1).

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object LANDSAT 1 (ERTS 1).

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
COSMOS 1275 DEB LEO 2025-02-21 06:54:44 0.0001599092 309.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-01-05 00:12:37 0.0001065334 369.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2024-10-15 04:37:15 0.0002391564 474.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Earth observation satellite

LANDSAT 1 (ERTS 1) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 0900 | Landsat 1’, on board a Delta 0900 space rocket.

The launch took place on July 23, 1972, 6:06 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Delta 0900 | Landsat 1
Delta 0900 | Landsat 1

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: July 23, 1972, 6:06 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Delta 0900

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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