Multispectral Scanner


The Multispectral Scanner is one of the Earth's observing sensors introduced in the Landsat program. A Multispectral Scanner was placed aboard each of the first five Landsat satellites.

MSS Technical Specifications

Sensor typeSpatial ResolutionSpectral RangeNumber of BandsTemporal ResolutionImage SizeSwath
opto-mechanical68 m X 83 m 0.5 - 1.1 µm4, 5 18 days, 16 days 185 km X 185 km185 km