Program archive

Earth observation satellites

satellites is explored here through 16 archived missions, from Nimbus 1 through Landsat 9, with the program’s spacecraft, people, milestones, and source-backed history connected along the way.

Missions: 16
People: 0
Vehicles: 16

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Earth observation satellites timeline

16 flights. One complete program record.

Follow every archived flight from the earliest development test through the program’s latest flown mission, with its defining milestones and mission hardware connected along the way.

Every Earth observation satellites program record

All 16 flown and non-flight archive records arranged chronologically.

Launch corridor

16 flights and tests compressed into 1 expandable arc.

Arc 01Ignition1964–2021 · 16 records

Flight arc 01IgnitionNimbus 1 → Landsat 91964–2021 · 16 records1964–2021
16 records