Landsat 8 Scenes Top 1 Million
![Landsat satellite image of Russia as an example of Landsat imagery.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/LANDSAT_1million_20170531.jpg?itok=2ffAqtLp)
Detailed Description
How many pictures have you taken with your smartphone? Too many to count? However many it is, Landsat 8 probably has you beat. Landsat 8 acquires images at a rate of about 750 per day, and just a little over 4 years after launch in February 2013, the Earth-observing satellite on May 31, 2017, acquired its 1 millionth scene!
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.