LANDSAT 2

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite LANDSAT 2 at a glance.

Uptime

18588

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: 103.082 minutes

Inclination: 99.0143 deg

SMA: 7282.51 km

Apoapsis: 911.394 km

Periapsis: 897.355 km

RAAN: 299.8546 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00096389

Argument of periapsis: 102.4269 deg

Mean anomaly: 257.7973 deg

Mean motion: 13.96950932 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000232 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00019790423 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:06 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 LANDSAT 2

TLE line 1: 1 07615U 75004A 25346.29624954 .00000232 00000-0 19790-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 07615 99.0143 299.8546 0009639 102.4269 257.7973 13.96950932593038

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
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-12-06 15:54:50 0.0002358115 692.0 (m) DEBRIS
IRIDIUM 33 DEB LEO 2025-12-03 06:58:53 0.0001385328 218.0 (m) DEBRIS
IRIDIUM 33 DEB LEO 2025-10-31 22:48:36 0.0002840995 217.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-09-11 00:37:42 0.0001940594 885.0 (m) DEBRIS
METEOR 2-17 DEB LEO 2025-04-01 15:39:31 0.0002798596 53.0 (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.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Delta 2910 | Landsat 2
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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