We contribute multispectral imagery from space to help the nation make essential decisions about U.S. natural resources. Our instrument aboard the Landsat 8 mission adds to more than 40 years of Earth observations unmatched in detail, quality and coverage.

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Pribilof Islands, Alaska, Landsat 8

The Landsat program is a series of Earth-observing satellite missions jointly managed by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey. The Landsat series of satellites enables the nation to manage its natural resources effectively, including making routine drought assessments and planning fire prevention; monitoring land changes; effectively planning land uses, and understanding the Earth’s ecosystem

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Operational Land Imager (OLI)

Routt County, Colorado 2001 (left) and 2011 (right), Landsat

Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) Cryocooler

Operational Land ImagerBall Aerospace built the Operational Land Imager (OLI), which has delivered significant advancements in Landsat sensor technology. The instrument’s sensitivity ultimately provides improved land surface information with fewer moving parts. OLI’s 14-module detector array enables it to scan with a push-broom method rather than the older sweeping method. The OLI instrument provides 15-meter (49 ft.) panchromatic and 30-meter (98 ft.) multi-spectral spatial resolutions along a 185 km (115 miles) wide swath, allowing the entire globe to be imaged every 16 days.

Thermal Infrared Sensor CryocoolerIn addition to OLI, we provided the Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) cryocooler for the eighth Landsat mission. The cryocooler chills the TIRS instrument’s infrared photo detectors to a frigid 40 Kelvin. Radiometric performance from OLI and the TIRS instrument represents a substantial improvement over previous Landsat sensors.

• OLI’ssensitivityultimatelyprovidesimprovedlandsurfaceinformationwithfewer movingparts

• OLIisdesignedasapush-broomsensorwithafour-mirrortelescopeandcollectsdatainthevisible,nearinfraredandshortwave infraredwavelengthregionsaswellasthepanchromaticband

• OLIalsoprovidestwospectralbandsthatallowforcoastalwaterandaerosolstudiesandabandforcirrusclouddetection

• Landsat8launchedFebruary22,2013,fromVandenbergAirForceBaseaboardanAtlas5

• Landsat8isrequiredtoreturn400scenesperdaybuthasaveraged725scenesperday

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