The Multispectral Scanner (MSS) 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. : "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 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
Sensor type Spatial resolution Spectral range Number of bands Temporal resolution Image size Swath opto-mechanical 68 m X 83 m (or 57 m) 0.5 - 1.1 μm 4, 5 (Landsat 3 only) 18 days (L1-L3), 16 days (L4 & L5) 185 km X 185 km 185 km
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External links NASA Multispectral Scanner page