167K views · 2.3K reactions | What is a satellite 'underfly'? ️ Early in its mission life, #Landsat 9 flew directly under Landsat 8, and the two imaged Earth simultaneously. This allowed scientists to cross-calibrate the instruments, ensuring accurate and consistent data for long-term Earth observation. | Landsat | Facebook

Landsat 8 | Landsat Science

7.3K views · 63 reactions | The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (Landsat 8) will continue the legacy of the 40-year Landsat program. This video examines two uses of Landsat data to monitor agriculture. Both wineries and timber companies rely on Landsat data to check whether their crops are getting enough (or too much) water and fertilizer. Posted: September 27, 2012 | Landsat | Facebook

Earthdata Search | NASA Earthdata

🌍✨ Ever wondered what it looks like to travel across half the world in just 15 minutes? NASA’s Landsat 8 satellite, also known as the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM), captured one continuous strip of Earth stretching 5,665 miles — from northern Russia all the way to South Africa! 🚀 Each pixel shows about 30 meters of ground, and the satellite’s camera covers a massive 185 km-wide swath in one pass. Normally, Landsat orbits the entire planet in about 100 minutes… but this “director’s cut

Landsat 8: 5-Year Anniversary

The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM), also to be named Landsat 8 after its scheduled launch in June 2013, will be the eighth in the series of Landsat satellites. Since 1972, Landsat satellites have been observing and measuring Earth's continental and coastal landscapes at 15 to 30 meter resolution, where human impacts and natural changes can be monitored and characterized over time. This animation portrays how the LDCM satellite will orbit the Earth 13 times per day at an altitude of 705 k