October 5, 1993 5:56 pm
Landsat 6
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Titan II SLV
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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The Landsat 6 satellite was a commercial program jointly with the Department of Commerce (NOAA) and EOSAT Company that provided data for a wide range of Earth resources applications including environmental monitoring, natural resource exploration, urban planning, and cartography. The Landsat 6 satellite continued the series of operational Earth resource monitoring spacecraft begun with Landsat 1 in 1972.
Launch Overview
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17:56 UTC
Window Close
17:56 UTC
Lift Off
Oct 5, 1993 · 17:56 UTC
Launch Facility
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 4W
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
United States Air Force
Payload
Landsat 6
Rocket
Titan II SLV
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
The Landsat 6 satellite was a commercial program jointly with the Department of Commerce (NOAA) and EOSAT Company that provided data for a wide range of Earth resources applications including environmental monitoring, natural resource exploration, urban planning, and cartography. The Landsat 6 satellite continued the series of operational Earth resource monitoring spacecraft begun with Landsat 1 in 1972.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
United States Air Force
Space Launch Complex 4W
Launch Overview
Window Open
17:56 UTC
Window Close
17:56 UTC
Lift Off
Oct 5, 1993 · 17:56 UTC
Launch Facility
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 4W
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
United States Air Force
Payload
Landsat 6
Rocket
Titan II SLV
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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