Landsat 6
Landsat 6, equipped with upgraded versions of the instruments on Landsat 5, was designed to carry forward the Landsat program. It was launched on October 5, 1993, with a Titan II launch vehicle, but failed to reach orbit. Landsat 6 omitted the Multi-Spectral Scanner found on its predecessors, but carried an Enhanced Thematic Mapper, which improved on the previous Thematic Mapper by adding a 15m-resolution panchromatic band.
| Mission type | Earth imaging |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA / NOAA |
| COSPAR ID | 1993-F04 |
| Mission duration | Failed to orbit |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Martin Marietta |
| Launch mass | 2,750 kilograms (6,060 lb) |
| Power | 1259 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | October 5, 1993 |
| Rocket | Titan II(23)G/Star-37XFP-ISS |
| Launch site | Vandenberg AFB SLC-4W |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous |
| Perigee altitude | 705 kilometres (438 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 705 kilometres (438 mi) |
| Inclination | 98.3° |
| Period | 98.9 minutes |
| Epoch | Planned |
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