Delta II | Landsat 7
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.
Mission Details
- Launch date: April 15, 1999 at 06:32 PM UTC
- Launch vehicle: Delta II
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Launch site: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Mission type: Earth Science