Landsat 8
Orbiter
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Landsat 8 is an American Earth observation satellite launched on 11 February 2013. It is the eighth satellite in the Landsat program; the seventh to reach orbit successfully. Originally called the Landsat Data Continuity Mission, it is a... Wikipedia
Launch date: February 11, 2013
Orbit height: 438 mi
Speed on orbit: 4.66 miles/s
Cost: 855 million USD (2013)
Manufacturers: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Ball Aerospace & Technologies, and more
Spatial resolution: 30-meter
Bus: LEOStar-3