Landsat 8 Video File

  • Released Thursday, January 10th, 2013
  • Updated Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 at 1:52PM
  • ID: 11035

The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) is a collaboration between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey that will continue the Landsat Program's 40-year data record of monitoring Earth's landscapes from space. LDCM will expand and improve on that record with observations that advance a wide range of Earth sciences and contribute to the management of agriculture, water and forest resources.

The LDCM observatory was successfully launched aboard an Atlas V-401 rocket on February 11, 2013, from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The operation of the satellite will be handed over to the U.S. Geological Survey on May 30, 2013.



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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center


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  • LDCM Launch Press (ID: 2013009)
    Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 5:00AM
    Produced by - Walt Feimer