LANDSAT 2

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite LANDSAT 2 at a glance.

Uptime

18428

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 2.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: LANDSAT 2

International designator: 1975-004A

Object number (NORAD): 7615

Object ID (CCSDS): 7615

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 103.083 minutes

Inclination: 98.9872 deg

SMA: 7282.595 km

Apoapsis: 910.79 km

Periapsis: 898.13 km

RAAN: 143.4506 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0008692

Argument of periapsis: 176.4552 deg

Mean anomaly: 183.6674 deg

Mean motion: 13.96926411 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000076 rev/day²

B* drag term: -0.000023799 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 12:03 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 LANDSAT 2

TLE line 1: 1 07615U 75004A 25186.50253436 -.00000076 00000-0 -23799-4 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 07615 98.9872 143.4506 0008692 176.4552 183.6674 13.96926411570720

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite LANDSAT 2.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object LANDSAT 2.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
METEOR 2-17 DEB	LEO	2025-04-01 15:39:31	0.0002798596	53.0 (m)	DEBRIS
NOAA 16 DEB	SSO	2025-02-19 05:12:05	0.0001946809	821.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 1275 DEB	LEO	2024-10-26 08:39:40	0.0003655361	139.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2024-10-18 04:39:31	0.0003937215	116.0 (m)	DEBRIS
METEOR 2-13 DEB	LEO	2024-09-24 05:37:55	0.0001687075	111.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Earth observation satellite

LANDSAT 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta 2910 | Landsat 2’, on board a Delta 2910 space rocket.

The launch took place on Jan. 22, 1975, 5:55 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.

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Delta 2910 | Landsat 2

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Jan. 22, 1975, 5:55 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Delta 2910

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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