Swath overlap (or sidelap) varied from 14 percent at the Equator to a maximum of approximately 85 percent at 81° north or south latitude
Sensors Return Beam Vidicon (RBV)
The RBV system on Landsat 2 was operated primarily for engineering evaluation purposes and only occasional RBV imagery was obtained, primarily for cartographic uses in remote areas.
80 m resolution in the multispectral band
Three cameras that operate in the following spectral bands:
Visible blue-green (475-575 nm)
Visible orange-red (580-680 nm)
Visible red to Near-Infrared (690-830 nm)
Data: 3.5 MHz video
Multispectral Scanner (MSS)
Four spectral bands:
Band 4 Visible green (0.5 to 0.6 µm)
Band 5 Visible red (0.6 to 0.7 µm)
Band 6 Near-Infrared (0.7 to 0.8 µm)
Band 7 Near-Infrared (0.8 to 1.1 µm)
Six detectors for each spectral band provided six scan lines on each active scan
Ground Sampling Interval (pixel size): 57 x 79 m
Other Characteristics
Scene size: 170 km x 185 km (106 mi x 115 mi)
Originally designated ERTS-B (Earth Resources Technology Satellite-B), then named Landsat-2 prior to launch
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
