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February 23, 2010 - Landsat 5 Testing

By Landsat Missions

The Landsat 5 Mission Operations Center will be conducting tests to document the performance of the transmitter.

This test could last up to 24 days beginning Tuesday, February 23. The 24-day test will be conducted with fixed latitudes over several primarily northern hemisphere ground stations. The Landsat archive at EROS will be minimally impacted.