Satellite operator · United States

USGS

The U.S. Geological Survey, which operates the Landsat archive jointly with NASA.

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Satellites and constellations operated by USGS that are modelled in this encyclopedia.

Landsat 8Active
A NASA/USGS Landsat satellite carrying the Operational Land Imager and Thermal Infrared Sensor, continuing the multi-decade land-imaging record.
OperatorUSGSOrbitSun-synchronousLaunched2013
Landsat 9Active
The latest Landsat satellite, launched in 2021 to work in tandem with Landsat 8 for an eight-day global revisit of the land surface.
OperatorUSGSOrbitSun-synchronousLaunched2021

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NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.

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