Landsat Satellite Images

As the longest running commercial satellite imagery program, administered by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA, Landsat provides extensive coverage of medium resolution imagery, both historical and current. Landsat imagery is an excellent tool for analysis and applications covering large geographic areas over a longer period of time.

Landsat satellite imagery specifications

Resolution	Medium
Scene size	180 x 180 km
Bands	7	8 Bands for Landsat 7 ETM+
- Multispectral	30 m	60m in thermal infrared band
- Panchromatic	15 m
- Fused	15 m
Stereo pairs	Not available
Revisit Frequency	16 days
Launch date	1972 - 1999	7 satellites launched
Orbit altitude	705 km
Applications	Mapping, agriculture and forestry, military, change detection, disaster management, oceanography, water quality research, geology, vegetation mapping.