Launch Overview
Vehicle
Delta 7920-10
Agency
United States Air Force
Site / Pad
V / SLC2W
Outcome
Success
Flight
D268
COSPAR Designator
1999-020
Mission
Landsat 7 (Earth Science)
Landsat 7 continued the long-term Earth observation Landsat program begun in 1972. Landsat 7 was a joint project between NASA, NOAA, and the US Geological Survey to obtain continuous high-resolution imagary of the earth's surface for environmental monitoring, disaster assessment, land use and regional planning, cartography, range management, oil and mineral exploration.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Delta II 7920-10
Provider
United States Air Force
Agency launches
1008 (5 YTD)
Site launches
590 (2 YTD)
Pad launches
63 (2 YTD)