Landsat 8

Overview

A NASA/USGS Landsat satellite carrying the Operational Land Imager and Thermal Infrared Sensor, continuing the multi-decade land-imaging record.

Knowledge connections

• OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
• Operated byUSGS
• Launched byAtlas V
• Launched fromVandenberg Space Force Base

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• 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.