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Below you'll find the most recent news about Landsat and USGS. Please contact Michelle Bouchard at mbouchard@usgs.gov for assistance with specific media questions and requests.

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November 2022 Landsat Update

November 2022 Landsat Update

Landsat Updates are prepared periodically and distributed electronically to provide information about Landsat activities and related topics of...

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Landsat 5 Flight Operations Team Wins Pecora Award

Landsat 5 Flight Operations Team Wins Pecora Award

Landsat 5, already honored by the Guinness Book of World Records as the Longest Operating Earth Observation Satellite, received another award at the...

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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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USGS Landsat Presents New Science, Products at Pecora Symposium

USGS Landsat Presents New Science, Products at Pecora Symposium

William T. Pecora worked with other earth science visionaries to develop a land surface imaging program, Landsat. Although the director of the USGS...

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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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Landsat 9 Captures Swirling Hurricane Ian

Landsat 9 Captures Swirling Hurricane Ian

For five decades, Landsat satellites have captured a variety of natural disasters and their effects. The most recently launched, Landsat 9, peered...

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Landsat Calibration/Validation Team Earns NASA Award

Landsat Calibration/Validation Team Earns NASA Award

Adding a new satellite to the Landsat Program is no small task, even if the satellite is supposed to be a copy of its older sibling. Working to ensure...

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Pecora 22 Program and Registration Now Available

Pecora 22 Program and Registration Now Available

The 22nd William T. Pecora Memorial Remote Sensing Symposium (Pecora 22) will convene in Denver, Colorado, from October 24 – 27, 2022.

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Landsat Science Team Meets, Celebrates Landsat 9 Transition

Landsat Science Team Meets, Celebrates Landsat 9 Transition

The 2018-2023 Landsat Science Team met for their summer meeting at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center in Sioux Falls, S.D...

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