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Landsat 8

Launched on February 11, 2013, Landsat 8 (formerly the Landsat Data Continuity Mission, LDCM) is collecting valuable data and imagery used in agriculture, education, business, science, and government.

The Landsat Program provides repetitive acquisition of high resolution multispectral data of the Earth’s surface on a global basis. The data from Landsat spacecraft constitute the longest record of the Earth’s continental surfaces as seen from space. It is a record unmatched in quality, detail, coverage, and value.

Launch Date
February 11, 2013
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Flight Project
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Launched on February 11, 2013, Landsat 8 (formerly the Landsat Data Continuity Mission, LDCM) is collecting valuable data and imagery used in agriculture, education, business, science, and government.

The Landsat Program provides repetitive acquisition of high resolution multispectral data of the Earth’s surface on a global basis. The data from Landsat spacecraft constitute the longest record of the Earth’s continental surfaces as seen from space. It is a record unmatched in quality, detail, coverage, and value.

Related Publications

2026. "Methodology for evaluating and combining sensor radiometric responses to on-board calibrators.", Science of Remote Sensing, 13 100418 [10.1016/j.srs.2026.100418] [Journal Article/Letter]

2026. "Radiometric Calibration of OLI/OLI-2 Reflective Solar Bands Using the Moon.", IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 64 1001110-1001110 [10.1109/tgrs.2026.3689394] [Journal Article/Letter]

2026. "Global and boreal estimates of woody aboveground biomass for 2020: Filling GEDI'S northern data gap with ICESat-2 and harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2.", Remote Sensing of Environment, 340 115406 [10.1016/j.rse.2026.115406] [Journal Article/Letter]

2026. "Evaluation of Deep Learning Approaches for Classifying Regional Croplands With Satellite Image Time Series in Senegal.", IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 1-12 [10.1109/jstars.2026.3666440] [Journal Article/Letter]

2026. "Northward shift of boreal tree cover confirmed by satellite record.", Biogeosciences, [https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-1089-2026] [Journal Article/Letter]