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Landsat 1 (ERTS) launch pad

By Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center July 1972 (approx.)
Black and white photo of rocket on launch pad
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A Delta rocket containing Landsat 1, then called Earth Resources Technology Satellite, or ERTS, sits on the launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California in July 1972. NASA photo

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Public Domain.