Landsat 3 Graphics LibraryExplore Earth imagery captured by Landsat 3, along with satellite photographs, technical diagrams, and infographics showcasing this pioneering Earth observation mission.The Landsat 3 spacecraft during satellite integration at GE. Visible at the bottom of the spacecraft are the openings for...An image of Landsat 3 in a cleanroom undergoing pre-flight preparation. Landsat 3: A & S Report showcases NASA's third Earth observation satellite launched in 1978. The video demonstrates how Landsat... Landsat 3 satellite in cleanroom with solar panels extending and retracting. Landsat 3 satellite undergoing rotation testing on test equipment. Ground station operator receiving Landsat satellite data. Landsat 3 data being printed to tape.Left image shows the onset of the Landsat 3 MSS line start problems. On the right is a Landsat 2...A Return Beam Vidicon image of Madagascar, taken by Landsat 3 on June 8, 1981. A sample RBV image shows...Part of a 40-meter panchromatic return beam vidicon (RBV) image (annotated) from Landsat 3, acquired on 5 July 1980 (WRS-1...A RBV Landsat 3 satellite image of Las Vegas, Nevada, acquired on July 28, 1981.Overlap coverage archived in 1978 of Landsat 3 MSS. Note the focus on wheat-growing areas in the USSR (for LACIE)....A density map showing the distribution of the total 156,073 MSS scenes acquired and archived during the lifetime of the...Landsat 3's first light image.Landsat 3’s first image features a slice of Northern California on March 7, 1978. San Jose sits in Santa Clara...Diagram of the Landsat 3 RBV cameras.An artist rendering of the Multispectral Scanner SystemLandsat 3 satellite being launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on March 5, 1978. Artist's rendering of the Landsat 1-3 generation satellites in orbit around Earth, beginning with a close-up view before pulling back... Artist's rendering of the Landsat 1-3 generation satellites in orbit around Earth, with the camera rotating around the satellite while...Artist's rendering showing a 360-degree rotating view of the Landsat 1-3 generation satellites. Physical model of Landsat 1-3 satellite.The two-camera RBV baseplate assembly.
