Landsat 5 (TM)
Since 1984, Landsat 5 has gathered more than 700,000 images and observed climate change, agricultural practices, development and urbanization of cities, ecosystem evolution, and increasing demand for natural resources.
The Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) sensor was carried on Landsat 4 and Landsat 5, and created images consisting of six spectral bands with a spatial resolution of 30 meters for Bands 1-5 and 7, and one thermal band (Band 6). The approximate scene size is 170 km north-south and 183 km east-west (106 mi by 114 mi). TM could not resolve individual houses or trees, but it could record areas where houses had been constructed or forests had been cleared.
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Launch Date | March 1, 1984 |
Vehicle | Delta 3920 |
Site | Vandenberg Air Force Base, California |
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Scene size | 170 km x 185 km (106 mi x 115 mi) |
Design life | Minumum of 3 years |
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Sensor | Band number | Band name | Wavelength (μm) | Resolution (m) | Band Applications |
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TM | Band number1 | Band nameVisible Blue | Wavelength (μm)0.45 – 0.52 | Resolution (m)30 | Band ApplicationsBathymetric mapping, distinguishing soil from vegetation, and deciduous from coniferous vegetation |
TM | Band number2 | Band nameVisible Green | Wavelength (μm)0.52 – 0.60 | Resolution (m)30 | Band ApplicationsEmphasizes peak vegetation, which is useful for assessing plant vigor |
TM | Band number3 | Band nameVisible Red | Wavelength (μm)0.63 – 0.69 | Resolution (m)30 | Band ApplicationsDiscriminates vegetation slopes |
TM | Band number4 | Band nameNIR | Wavelength (μm)0.76 – 0.90 | Resolution (m)30 | Band ApplicationsEmphasizes biomass content and shorelines |
TM | Band number5 | Band nameSWIR 1 | Wavelength (μm)1.55 – 1.75 | Resolution (m)30 | Band ApplicationsDiscriminates moisture content of soil and vegetation; penetrates thin clouds |
TM | Band number6 | Band nameThermal | Wavelength (μm)10.40 – 12.50 | Resolution (m)120 | Band ApplicationsThermal mapping and estimated soil moisture |
TM | Band number7 | Band nameSWIR 2 | Wavelength (μm)2.08 – 2.35 | Resolution (m)30 | Band ApplicationsHydrothermally altered rocks associated with mineral deposits |
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Landsat 4 (MSS)
Archive: 1982 - 1992
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Landsat 4 (TM)
Archive: 1982 - 1993
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Landsat 5 (MSS)
Archive: 1984 - 2013
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Landsat 5 (TM)
Archive: 1984 - 2012
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Landsat 8
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Sentinel 1
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Sentinel-2
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KOMPSAT 2
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KOMPSAT 3/3A
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SuperView 1
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SPOT 6&7
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Terrain Tiles
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