Images

This illustration shows the spectral bands of the sensors onboard Landsat 8 and Landsat 9, compared to those of Landsat Next. 

Landsat Next will be "super-spectral" adding 15 new bands to support emerging user applications—for a total of 26 spectral bands.

Image credit: NASA Landsat Communication and Public Engagement Team

This natural color Landsat 9 image (Bands 4|3|2) was acquired on December 13, 2022 and shows the Sacramento Valley and surrounding area.

Scattered fact sheets, highlighting the "Arizona-Landsat Benefits" fact sheet.

Scattered fact sheets, highlighting the "Nevada-Landsat Benefits" fact sheet.     

Scattered fact sheets, highlighting the "Montana-Landsat Benefits" fact sheet. 

Learn more about the Landsat program.

Landsat 8’s first image captured the area where the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains meet in Colorado. The natural-color image shows the coniferous forest of the mountains coming down to the dormant plains. Boulder, Colorado, sits in the middle of the image.

Rare spotting! Dueling volcanoes captured by Landsat 9 satellite. Mauna Loa's 11.3-mile-long lava flow illuminates the plume of ash in the atmosphere above. The small red spot in the lower right is Kilauea—it began erupting nine days ago. USGS Volcanoes says a dual eruption has not occurred in Hawaii since 1984, making this a rare event.

This graphic displays the timeline of generating Level-1 and Level-2 Landsat products.

For the first time in Landsat history, a trio of imaging satellites (Landsat 7, Landsat 8, and Landsat 9) have been recording thousands of images of the planet weekly. The trio has been working together since October 2021.

Learn more about the Landsat Program at www.usgs.gov/landsat

In 2022, President Joe Biden pardoned two turkeys, Chocolate and Chip. The two holiday birds hail from a ranch in Monroe, North Carolina.

Landsat 9 captured this image of the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in southwestern Florida on the morning of October 6, 2022. Sanibel Island is shown in the center, with breaches in the Sanibel Causeway that connects the island with the mainland. (White clouds also appear in this image.)

Landsat 9 captured this image of the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in eastern Florida on the morning of October 6, 2022. It shows the coast and New Smyrna Beach, which experienced extensive flooding.

Landsat 7 captured this image of the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in southwestern Florida, including floodwater and sediment in the ocean, on the morning of October 2, 2022. Sanibel Island is shown at the center with Fort Myers Beach and Cape Coral to the right. Naples is the gray urban area in the lower right.

On October 2, 2022, this gap-filled Landsat 7 image captured brownish-black sediment runoff from rivers and streams on the southwest coast of Florida. These are the first Landsat images after Hurricane Ian devastated the area on Wednesday, September 28. Water runoff can carry away debris, fertilizers, metals, and other pollutants.

This graphic shows the number of Landsat Level-1 scenes available for download from EarthExplorer. 

View more statistics on the Landsat Project Statistics page. 

This graphic displays the number of Landsat Level-2 scenes available on Earth Explorer. 

View more statistics on the Landsat Project Statistics page. 

In 2008 Landsat data became accessible to all users at no cost. This graphic displays the primary uses of Landsat data. 

View more statistics on the Landsat Project Statistics page. 

By the end of December 2022, all Landsat Collection 1 data and science products will be removed from USGS data access platforms. This depreciation includes Level-1, Level-2, Level-3, and ESPA- related products. Collection 1 has not been updated with Landsat products since December 31, 2021.

The Landsat Science Team met at the USGS EROS Center August 9-11, 2022.  Visit the Landsat Science Team Meeting — August 9-11, 2022 webpage to view the agenda and download presentations. 

This Landsat 7 image showing the Vall d'Ebo Fire near Pego, Spain was acquired on August 14, 2022 . The gap-filled image is shown using the short wave infrared, near infrared, and red bands (Bands 5|4|3) which makes it easier to distinguish the recently burned landscape.