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Band Designations

The band designations will vary according to the sensor and satellite.

Multispectral Scanner (MSS)
Landsats 1-3
Landsats 4-5
Wavelength
(micrometers)
Resolution
(meters)
Band 4
Band 1
0.5-0.6
80
Band 5
Band 2
0.6-0.7
80
Band 6
Band 3
0.7-0.8
80
Band 7
Band 4
0.8-1.1
80

Thematic Mapper (TM)
Landsats 4-5
Wavelength
(micrometers)
Resolution
(meters)
Band 1
0.45-0.52
30
Band 2
0.52-0.60
30
Band 3
0.63-0.69
30
Band 4
0.76-0.90
30
Band 5
1.55-1.75
30
Band 6
10.40-12.50
120*
Band 7
2.08-2.35
30
* TM band 6 was acquired at 120 meter resolution, but the delivered product is resampled to 30 meter pixels.

Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+)
Landsat 7
Wavelength
(micrometers)
Resolution
(meters)
Band 1
0.45-0.52
30
Band 2
0.52-0.60
30
Band 3
0.63-0.69
30
Band 4
0.77-0.90
30
Band 5
1.55-1.75
30
Band 6
10.40-12.50
60
Band 7
2.09-2.35
30
Band 8
.52-.90
15

Advanced Land Imager (ALI)
Earth Observing-1
Wavelength
(micrometers)
Resolution
(meters)
Band 1
.048-0.69
10
Band 2
0.433-0.453
30
Band 3
0.45-0.515
30
Band 4
0.525-0.605
30
Band 5
0.63-0.69
30
Band 6
0.775-0.805
30
Band 7
0.845-0.89
30
Band 8
1.2-1.3
30
Band 9
1.55-1.75
30
Band 10
2.08-2.35
30

LDCM Sensor
Specifications


Projected Launch Summer 2011
  Wavelength
(micrometers)
Resolution
(meters)
Band 1 0.433–0.453 30
Band 2 0.450–0.515 30
Band 3 0.525–0.600 30
Band 4 0.630–0.680 30
Band 5 0.845–0.885 30
Band 6 1.560–1.660 30
Band 7 2.100–2.300 30
Band 8 0.500–0.680 15
Band 9 1.360–1.390 30


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