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Mission Accomplished for Landsat 5 - December 2012

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On December 21, 2012, the U.S. Geological Survey announced that Landsat 5 will be decommissioned over the coming months, bringing to a close the longest-operating Earth observing satellite mission in history.  Visit the Landsat 5 Mission page for more details about this Guinness World Record setter. 

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