The Landsat 9 Earth Satellite | NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

The Landsat 9 Earth Satellite | NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

For over 50 years, the Landsat program has provided the longest continuous satellite record of Earth's land surface from space. Landsat 9, launched in 2021, is the latest mission in this remarkable legacy—building on decades of Earth observation with upgraded technology, including enhanced radiometric resolution, improved signal-to-noise performance, and polar night thermal imaging. Working in tandem with Landsat 8 to map the entire planet every eight days, Landsat 9's data is being fused with the European Space Agency's Sentinel-2 satellites to enable near-daily global observations, delivering sharper, more detailed observations that help scientists and communities monitor a changing planet.

Learn more about Landsat-9
https://www.usgs.gov/landsat-missions/landsat-9

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Chris Burns (eMITS): Writer/Producer
Ross Walter (SSAI): Visualizer
Duration: 6 minutes
Release Date: Feb. 26, 2026

 

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