The Landsat-6 satellite: an overview

Author

Mowle, Edward W. ; Dennehy, Cornelius J.

Author_Institution

Earth Observation Satellite Co., Lanham, MD, USA

Volume

6

Issue

6

fYear

1991

fDate

6/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

18

Lastpage

23

Abstract

A brief background description of the Landsat remote sensing system is provided. The top-level mission requirements of Landsat 6, which will be launched into a 705-km, circular, Sun-synchronous orbit by a Titan-II booster in mid-1992, are reviewed to identify those that motivate the sensor and spacecraft bus design, highlighting the L6-era combined EOSAT ground/space system configuration. The design and operation of the Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM) sensor, which includes a Panchromatic (PAN) band with 15-meter spatial resolution, and the major spacecraft bus subsystems are described in detail.<>

Keywords

aerospace instrumentation; artificial satellites; geophysical equipment; geophysical techniques; remote sensing; satellite relay systems; 705 km; EOSAT ground/space system; Enhanced Thematic Mapper; Landsat remote sensing; Landsat-6 satellite; Panchromatic band; Titan-II booster; X-band communication; circular Sun synchronous orbit; geophysical technique; infrared; land surface imaging; multispectral; optical imaging; spacecraft bus subsystems; top-level mission; visible; Aircraft; Artificial satellites; Earth; Image resolution; Multispectral imaging; Remote monitoring; Remote sensing; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Space vehicles; Spatial resolution;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8985

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/62.88977

Filename

88977