Landsat 2
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| Launch date | January 22, 1975 |
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| Manufacturers | General Electric |
| Perigee altitude | 906. 3 kilometers (563. 1 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 919. 0 kilometers (571. 0 mi) |
| Rocket | Delta |
| Launch sites | Vandenberg Air Force Base |
| Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 2 | |
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| ID | 2149320 |
About Landsat 2
Landsat 2 is the second satellite of the Landsat program. The spacecraft originally carried a designation of ERTS-B but was renamed "Landsat 2" prior to its launch on January 22, 1975. The objective of the satellite was to acquire global, seasonal data in medium resolution from a near-polar, sun-synchronous orbit.
