Landsat 8

Summary

Landsat 8 is an Earth observation satellite^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.93% of earth_observation_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month, #2 of 214).^[2]

Key Facts

• Landsat 8's image is recorded as LDCM Satellite from above.png^[3].
• Landsat 8's image is recorded as Landsat Data Continuity Mission Observatory testing.jpg^[4].
• Landsat 8's instance of is recorded as Earth observation satellite^[5].
• Landsat 8's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[6].
• Landsat 8's operator is recorded as United States Geological Survey^[7].
• Landsat 8's logo image is recorded as Landsat Data Continuity Mission Logo (transparent).png^[8].
• Landsat 8's follows is recorded as Landsat 7^[9].
• Landsat 8's followed by is recorded as Landsat 9^[10].
• Landsat 8's manufacturer is recorded as Orbital Sciences Corporation^[11].
• Landsat 8's manufacturer is recorded as Ball Aerospace & Technologies^[12].
• Landsat 8's manufacturer is recorded as Goddard Space Flight Center^[13].
• Landsat 8's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2013-008A^[14].
• Landsat 8's part of is recorded as Landsat program^[15].
• Landsat 8's Commons category is recorded as Landsat 8^[16].
• Landsat 8's space launch vehicle is recorded as Atlas V 401^[17].
• Landsat 8's SCN is recorded as 39084^[18].
• Landsat 8's country of origin is recorded as United States^[19].
• Landsat 8's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array^[20].
• Landsat 8's type of orbit is recorded as Sun-synchronous orbit^[21].
• Landsat 8's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2013-02-11T00:00:00Z^[22].
• Landsat 8's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0r3w102^[23].
• Landsat 8's spacecraft bus is recorded as LEOStar-3^[24].
• Landsat 8's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[25].
• Landsat 8's official website is recorded as https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/satellites/landsat-8/^[26].
• Landsat 8's sponsor is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[27].

Why It Matters

Landsat 8 ranks in the top 0.93% of earth_observation_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month, #2 of 214).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]