LANDSAT-8 SATELLITE IMAGERY
The satellite comprises two sensors: the Operational Land Imager (OLI) and the Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS).
© Landsat imagery courtesy of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and U.S. Geological Survey
OVERVIEW OF LANDSAT-8
Parameter | LANDSAT-8 |
Orbit Altitude | 705km |
Spectral Bands | Eleven spectral bands (300-12510nm) with one panchromatic (15m), three visible (30m), one near-infrared (30m), two SWIR (30m), two thermal (100m) and two atmospheric (30m) bands |
Swath Width | 185km |
Ground Sampling Distance (GSD) | 15-30km |
Launch/Life Expectancy | 2013-2018 (has supplies for 2023) |
Revisit Time | 16 days |
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