Specifications
It has a maximum transmission bandwidth of 85 Mbit/s. It was deployed at an altitude of 705.3 km (438.3 mi). It takes some 16 days to scan the entire Earth. The satellite is an identical copy of Landsat 4 and was originally intended as a backup: it therefore carries the same instruments, including the Thematic Mapper and Multi-Spectral Scanner. The Multi-Spectral Scanner was powered down in 1995; it was reactivated in 2012.
Landsat 5 significantly exceeded its designed life expectancy, lasting several decades beyond its original three year mission. In March 2009, Landsat 5 celebrated its 25th anniversary of operation, 22 years over its 3-year mission.
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