Delta II
SuccessLandsat 7 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Apr 15, 1999, 18:32 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Apr 15, 1999, 18:32 UTC – Thursday, Apr 15, 1999, 18:32 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Landsat 7
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Landsat 7 continued the long-term Earth observation Landsat program begun in 1972. Landsat 7 was a joint project between NASA, NOAA, and the US Geological Survey to obtain continuous high-resolution imagary of the earth's surface for environmental monitoring, disaster assessment, land use and regional planning, cartography, range management, oil and mineral exploration.
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