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Landsat 9 TIRS Anomaly: Data Availability Update

Landsat 9 TIRS Anomaly: Data Availability Update

As reported on February 28, 2023, the processing of Landsat 9 data was paused to investigate an anomaly on the Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS).

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Current Landsat Science Team Reflects at Final Meeting

Current Landsat Science Team Reflects at Final Meeting

The Winter 2023 USGS-NASA Landsat Science Team (LST) meeting was held February 7-9, 2023, at the Desert Research Institute in Reno, Nevada. This...

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Recent Landsat 9 TIRS Anomaly Pauses Processing of New Landsat 9 Data

Recent Landsat 9 TIRS Anomaly Pauses Processing of New Landsat 9 Data

On the afternoon of February 27, 2023, the USGS/NASA Flight Operations Team (FOT) noticed dropped electrical currents in the Landsat 9 Thermal...

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Upcoming Reprocessing of all Landsat 9 Data

Upcoming Reprocessing of all Landsat 9 Data

Landsat 9 Collection 2 Operational Land Imager (OLI) and Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) data from the first year of operations will be reprocessed...

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Processing Plans Established for Data Affected by Landsat 8 Safehold

Processing Plans Established for Data Affected by Landsat 8 Safehold

Since recovering from the January 26, 2023 safehold that paused Landsat 8 data acquisitions, the USGS/NASA Calibration/Validation Team (CVT) have...

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Landsat 8 Data from Recent Safehold Available in Provisional State

Landsat 8 Data from Recent Safehold Available in Provisional State

On Thursday, January 26, 2023, an anomaly caused the Landsat 8 spacecraft to enter a safehold mode. The spacecraft recovered from the safehold on...

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Landsat 8 Recovers from Safehold

Landsat 8 Recovers from Safehold

On January 28, 2023, the Landsat 8 spacecraft recovered from the safehold event that began on January 26th. While the sensors onboard have resumed...

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Landsat 8 Currently in Safehold

Landsat 8 Currently in Safehold

On Thursday, January 26, 2023 (DOY 26), an anomaly caused the Landsat 8 spacecraft to enter into a safehold mode. The sensors onboard suspended...

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Landsat 7 Extended Science Mission to Continue into the New Year

Landsat 7 Extended Science Mission to Continue into the New Year

Initially, when the Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) resumed imaging after moving to a lower orbit in early 2022, it was decided to...

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Landsat Technical Working Group Meets in Germany

Landsat Technical Working Group Meets in Germany

The USGS Landsat International Cooperator Network, in coordination with the German Aerospace Center (DLR), met for the Landsat Technical Working Group...

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New Publication Describes Landsat 9 Geometric Characteristics

New Publication Describes Landsat 9 Geometric Characteristics

A recent publication provided the results of the analysis done from the Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 underfly activities that took place in late 2021.

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New JACIE Compendium Honors Past, Explores Future of Earth Observation

New JACIE Compendium Honors Past, Explores Future of Earth Observation

The 2022 Joint Agency Commercial Imagery Evaluation—Remote Sensing Satellite Compendium has been released in time for the upcoming 22nd William T...

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