CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- Landsat 8
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Full Name
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Landsat 8
aka L8, Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM), Landsat-8
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Status
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Currently being flown
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Mission Agencies
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USGS , NASA
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Launch Date
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11 Feb 2013
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Mission Links
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mission site | mission site | data access portal
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EOL Date
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May 2023
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EO Portal Info
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Orbit Type
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Sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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98.9 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Descending
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Orbit Inclination
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98.2 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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705 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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10:11
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Repeat Cycle
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16 days
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Objectives and Applications
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10-year nominal mission life. Earth resources, land surface, environmental monitoring, agriculture and forestry, disaster monitoring and assessment, ice and snow cover.
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Mission Measurements
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| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature | OLI, TIRS |
| Radiation budget | OLI, TIRS |
| Land | Albedo and reflectance | OLI, TIRS |
| Landscape topography | OLI |
| Vegetation | OLI, TIRS |
| Surface temperature (land) | OLI, TIRS |
| Multi-purpose imagery (land) | OLI, TIRS |
| Ocean | Ocean colour/biology | OLI |
| Ocean topography/currents | OLI |
| Multi-purpose imagery (ocean) | OLI |
| Snow & Ice | Snow cover, edge and depth | OLI, TIRS |
| Sea ice cover, edge and thickness | OLI, TIRS |
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Mission Instruments
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