The Landsat Program: sample imagery,
basic chronology and system information.
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The
Landsat program offers an extensive archive of
continuous global coverage of normalized satellite-based
observation since 1972.
| Satellite |
Begin |
End |
Sensors |
Spatial
Resolution |
| Landsat-1 |
Jul/1972 |
Jan/1978 |
RBV,
MSS |
80m,
79m |
| Landsat-2 |
Jan/1975 |
Feb/1982 |
RBV,
MSS |
80m,
79m |
| Landsat-3 |
Mar/1978 |
Mar/1983 |
RBV,
MSS |
40m,
79m |
| Landsat-4 |
Jul/1982 |
Aug/1993 |
MSS,
TM |
82m,
30m |
| Landsat-5 |
Mar/1984 |
* Currently
Surveying |
MSS,
TM |
82m,
30m |
| Landsat-6 |
Oct/1993 |
Pre-orbit rocket
failure. |
| Landsat-7 |
Apr/1999 |
* Currently
Surveying |
ETM+ |
30m (ms), 15m
(pan) |
| Landsat-8 |
* Scheduled for
a Dec/2012 launch. |
OLI |
30m (ms), 15m
(pan) |
* Information updated on September 1,
2009.
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Click here for information about Landsat-7
ETM+ imagery acquired since July 2003 in the
SLC-off mode.
Click on the images below for samples of
SLC-On (pre-July 2003) Landsat-7
imagery.
This
sample image is a 3 megabyte download.
15m
pan-sharpened composite Landsat-7 ETM+ bands 7-5-2
sequenced in R-G-B.
This sample
image is a 1 megabyte download.
30m
composite of Landsat-7 ETM+ bands 4-3-2 sequenced in
R-G-B.
This sample image is a 1 megabyte
download.
30m
composite of Landsat-7 ETM+ bands 5-4-2 sequenced in
R-G-B.
This sample image is a 2 megabyte
download.
15m
greyscale of Landsat-7 ETM+ panchromatic band
8.
This sample image is a 0.2 megabyte
download.
60m
greyscale of Landsat-7 ETM+ thermal infrared band
6.
The Landsat-7 Earth Observing Satellite
Platform
| Satellite |
Sensor |
Band |
Bandwidth,
(nanometers) |
Resolution,
(meters) |
Swath,
(kilometers) |
| Landsats
1-2 |
RBV |
1,
green |
480
to 570 |
80 |
185 |
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2, red |
580
to 680 |
80 |
185 |
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3, near
IR |
700
to 830 |
80 |
185 |
| |
MSS |
4,
green |
500
to 600 |
79 |
185 |
| |
|
5, red |
600
to 700 |
79 |
185 |
| |
|
6, near
IR |
700
to 800 |
79 |
185 |
| |
|
7,
SWIR |
800
to 1,100 |
79 |
185 |
| Landsat
3 |
RBV |
1,
panchromatic |
500
to 750 |
40 |
185 |
| |
MSS |
4,
green |
500
to 600 |
79 |
185 |
| |
|
5, red |
600
to 700 |
79 |
185 |
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|
6, near
IR |
700
to 800 |
79 |
185 |
| |
|
7,
SWIR |
800
to 1,100 |
79 |
185 |
| |
|
8, thermal
IR |
10,400
to 12,600 |
240 |
185 |
| Landsats
4-5 |
MSS |
4,
green |
500
to 600 |
82 |
185 |
| |
|
5, red |
600
to 700 |
82 |
185 |
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|
6, NIR |
700
to 800 |
82 |
185 |
| |
|
7,
SWIR |
800
to 1,100 |
82 |
185 |
| |
TM |
1,
blue |
450
to 520 |
30 |
185 |
| |
|
2,
green |
520
to 600 |
30 |
185 |
| |
|
3, red |
630
to 690 |
30 |
185 |
| |
|
4, NIR |
760
to 900 |
30 |
185 |
| |
|
5, SWIR
1 |
1,550
to 1,750 |
30 |
185 |
| |
|
6, thermal
IR |
10,400
to 12,500 |
120 |
185 |
| |
|
7, SWIR
2 |
2,080
to 2,350 |
30 |
185 |
| Landsat
7 |
ETM+ |
1,
blue |
450
to 520 |
30 |
185 |
| |
|
2,
green |
520
to 600 |
30 |
185 |
| |
|
3, red |
630
to 690 |
30 |
185 |
| |
|
4, NIR |
760
to 900 |
30 |
185 |
| |
|
5, SWIR
1 |
1,550
to 1,750 |
30 |
185 |
| |
|
6, thermal
IR |
10,400
to 12,500 |
60 |
185 |
| |
|
7, SWIR
2 |
2,080
to 2,350 |
30 |
185 |
| |
|
8,
panchromatic |
500
to 900 |
15 |
185 |
| Landsat 8
(LDCM) |
OLI |
1,
coastal/aerosol |
433
to 453 |
30 |
185 |
| |
|
2,
blue |
450
to 515 |
30 |
185 |
| |
|
3,
green |
525
to 600 |
30 |
185 |
| |
|
4, red |
630
to 680 |
30 |
185 |
| |
|
5, NIR |
845
to 885 |
30 |
185 |
| |
|
6, SWIR
1 |
1,560
to 1,660 |
30 |
185 |
| |
|
7, SWIR
2 |
2,100
to 2,300 |
30 |
185 |
| |
|
8,
panchromatic |
500
to 680 |
15 |
185 |
| |
|
9,
cirrus |
1,360
to 1,390 |
30 |
185 |
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