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Landsat 8, the Glossary

Landsat 8 is an American Earth observation satellite launched on 11 February 2013.^[1]

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Earth observation satellites of the United States
Landsat program
NASA satellites orbiting Earth

Ampere-hour

An ampere-hour or amp-hour (symbol: A⋅h or A h; often simplified as Ah) is a unit of electric charge, having dimensions of electric current multiplied by time, equal to the charge transferred by a steady current of one ampere flowing for one hour, or 3,600 coulombs.

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Arkansas

Arkansas is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States.

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Atlas V

Atlas V is an expendable launch system and the fifth major version in the Atlas launch vehicle family.

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Ball Aerospace & Technologies

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., commonly Ball Aerospace, was an American manufacturer of spacecraft, components and instruments for national defense, civil space and commercial space applications.

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Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science

The Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) is a United States Geological Survey data management, systems development, and research field center.

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Cloud

In meteorology, a cloud is an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of miniature liquid droplets, frozen crystals, or other particles suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body or similar space.

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Coordinated Universal Time

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the primary time standard globally used to regulate clocks and time.

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Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.

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Earth observation

Earth observation (EO) is the gathering of information about the physical, chemical, and biological systems of the planet Earth.

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Earth Observing-1

Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) is a decommissioned NASA Earth observation satellite created to develop and validate a number of instrument and spacecraft bus breakthrough technologies. Landsat 8 and Earth Observing-1 are Earth observation satellites of the United States and NASA satellites orbiting Earth.

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Evapotranspiration

Evapotranspiration (ET) refers to the combined processes which move water from the Earth's surface (open water and ice surfaces, bare soil and vegetation) into the atmosphere.

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Gallium arsenide

Gallium arsenide (GaAs) is a III-V direct band gap semiconductor with a zinc blende crystal structure.

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General contractor

A contractor (North American English) or builder (British English), is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of a construction site, management of vendors and trades, and the communication of information to all involved parties throughout the course of a building project.

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Geocentric orbit

A geocentric orbit, Earth-centered orbit, or Earth orbit involves any object orbiting Earth, such as the Moon or artificial satellites.

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Goddard Space Flight Center

The Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is a major NASA space research laboratory located approximately northeast of Washington, D.C. in Greenbelt, Maryland, United States.

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Greenbelt, Maryland

Greenbelt is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, and a suburb of Washington, D.C. At the 2020 census, the population was 24,921.

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Infrared

Infrared (IR; sometimes called infrared light) is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with wavelengths longer than that of visible light but shorter than microwaves.

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Land change science

Land change science refers to the interdisciplinary study of changes in climate, land use, and land cover.

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Landsat 5

Landsat 5 was a low Earth orbit satellite launched on March 1, 1984, to collect imagery of the surface of Earth. Landsat 8 and Landsat 5 are Landsat program.

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Landsat 7

Landsat 7 is the seventh satellite of the Landsat program. Landsat 8 and Landsat 7 are Earth observation satellites of the United States, Landsat program and NASA satellites orbiting Earth.

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Landsat 9

Landsat 9 is an Earth observation satellite launched on 27 September 2021 from Space Launch Complex-3E at Vandenberg Space Force Base on an Atlas V 401 launch vehicle. Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 are Earth observation satellites of the United States, Landsat program, NASA satellites orbiting Earth and spacecraft launched by Atlas rockets.

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Landsat program

The Landsat program is the longest-running enterprise for acquisition of satellite imagery of Earth. Landsat 8 and Landsat program are Earth observation satellites of the United States.

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Launch vehicle

A launch vehicle is typically a rocket-powered vehicle designed to carry a payload (a crewed spacecraft or satellites) from Earth's surface or lower atmosphere to outer space.

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Mission control center

A mission control center (MCC, sometimes called a flight control center or operations center) is a facility that manages space flights, usually from the point of launch until landing or the end of the mission.

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NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.

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Nickel–hydrogen battery

A nickel–hydrogen battery (NiH2 or Ni–H2) is a rechargeable electrochemical power source based on nickel and hydrogen.

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NPOESS

The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) was to be the United States' next-generation satellite system that would monitor the Earth's weather, atmosphere, oceans, land, and near-space environment.

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Office of Science and Technology Policy

The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is a department of the United States government, part of the Executive Office of the President (EOP), established by United States Congress on May 11, 1976, with a broad mandate to advise the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs.

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Operational Land Imager

The Operational Land Imager (OLI) is a remote sensing instrument aboard Landsat 8, built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies.

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Orbital Sciences Corporation

Orbital Sciences Corporation (commonly referred to as Orbital) was an American company specializing in the design, manufacture, and launch of small- and medium- class space and launch vehicle systems for commercial, military and other government customers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landsat_8

Also known as LDCM, Landsat Data Continuity Mission.

Landsat 8, the Glossary

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See also

Earth observation satellites of the United States

Landsat program

NASA satellites orbiting Earth

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