MSSMultispectral Scanner System
Landsat 3
Instrument ID
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Summary ​
MSS_L3 (Multispectral Scanner System) is a retired multispectral instrument operated by NASA on Landsat 3. It is associated with a satellite platform and has public data availability.
Quick Facts
Instrument idMSS_L3
NameMultispectral Scanner System
AcronymMSS
Typemultispectral
Platform typesatellite
PlatformLandsat 3
OperatorNASA
Start date1978-03-05
End date1983-09-07
Statusretired
Availabilitypublic
Spectral Characteristics
Total bands4
Wavelength range550-950 nm
Bandwidth range100-300 nm
Ground sampling distance60 m
Imaging
No imaging-specific metadata is available for this instrument.
Explore it with xeo ​
python
import xeo
instrument = xeo.instruments.MSS_L3
# Extract metadata
metadata = {
"id": instrument.id,
"name": instrument.name,
"acronym": instrument.acronym,
"type": instrument.type,
"platform_type": instrument.platform_type,
"platform": instrument.platform,
"operator": instrument.operator,
"start_date": instrument.start_date,
"end_date": instrument.end_date,
"status": instrument.status,
"availability": instrument.availability,
}
# Get the bands as a pandas DataFrame (returns None if it is not available)
instrument.bands()
# Get the Spectral Response Function as a pandas DataFrame (returns None if it is not available)
instrument.srf()
# Check the available extensions
print(instrument.extension_names)
for name, extension in instrument.extensions.items():
print(name, "->", list(extension))