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LANDSAT 9
Land Surface Monitoring · NASA / USGS
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The latest Landsat maintains Earth's most valuable land surface archive — 50 continuous years of consistent imagery of every continent. Scientists have used the combined record to track loss of 40% of Earth's temperate forests, growth of 37 of the 40 largest cities, and retreat of virtually every glacier on the planet. Arguably the most scientifically productive Earth observation program in history.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 439–440 mi (706–708 km)
- Inclination
- 98.2°
- One orbit
- 98.8 minutes14.6 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 49260
- Int’l designator
- 2021-088A
- Launched
- 2021
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.