THE U.S. LANDSAT 5 IMAGERY

THE U.S. LANDSAT 5 IMAGERY satellite completed its 70,000th orbit of Earth on Apr. 29, still performing its primary remote sensing mission. The spacecraft, which was built by NASA, was launched in 1984 with a design life of three years. It is currently operated by Space Imaging Inc.

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