Multi-Spectral Scanner

The Multispectral Scanner (MSS) is one of the Earth's observing Sensor, sensors introduced in the Landsat program. A Multispectral Scanner was placed aboard each of the first five Landsat program, Landsat satellites. : "The Multispectral Scanner System", NASA Official: Darrel Williams
Website Curator: Laura Rocchio Site last updated: December 2, 2008

The scanner was designed at Hughes Aerospace by Virginia T. Norwood, Virginia Norwood. Her design called for a six band scanner, but the first one launched had only four bands. For her work on the design Norwood is called "The Mother of Landsat."

MSS Technical Specifications

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External links

NASA Multispectral Scanner page

Satellite imaging sensors

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