Landsat 6 Graphics LibraryThis gallery features diagrams and illustrations related to the Landsat 6 mission. An overview of Landsat 6, explaining the satellite's primary functions, mission development process, data applications for Earth observation, and operational...An artist rendering of the Landsat 6 satellite in orbit. Footage of Landsat 6's Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM) sensor during assembly and testing in a controlled clean room facility. This video showcases the global network of ground stations responsible for receiving, processing, and distributing Landsat satellite data for Earth...The Landsat 6 enhanced thematic mapper (ETM) as delivered for spacecraft integration. Landsat 6 during its final integration in a clean room facility, showcasing the assembly process before the satellite's launch.This is a sketch of what the Landsat 6 satellite would have looked like in orbit. The satellite failed to... A look at Landsat 6's path to launch, showcasing the careful transport from clean room assembly to the launch pad...Anticipated Landsat 6-Era IGS Locations.Like all of the Landsat satellites, Landsat-6 would have been in a sunscreen orbit had its launch been successful. The...Fully-Deployed On-Orbit Landsat 6 Configuration.Cutaway Drawing of ETM ScannerA diagram showing ETM Scanning Geometry for Landsat 6.X-Band Communications Subsystems for Landsat 6Landsat 6-Era Ground/Space System Configuration
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![Like all of the Landsat satellites, Landsat-6 would have been in a sunscreen orbit had its launch been successful. The L6 Handbook tells us, “Establishment of the sun-synchronous orbit provides for minimal variation of solar illuminations at the spacecraft and at the observed Earth scene. This occurs because of the near constancy of the geometry between the orbit plane and the sun vector. By achieving the correct combinations of altitude and orbit inclination, the orbit will precess about the geographic North Pole in the same direction (west to east) and at the same annual rate as the apparent Sun’s motion relative to the Earth. The geometry of the orbit-Earth-Sun relationship by season is shown in [this figure]. This figure also indicates how ground scene illumination is affected by changes in season. Such seasonal variations also have an impact on illumination at the spacecraft.”](https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/missions/landsat/landsat-1-3-mission-pages/seasons-1024x1024.png?w=1024&h=1024&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint)
