National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) is the future of Landsat satellites. It will continue to obtain valuable data and imagery to be used in agriculture, education, business, science, and government.

The Landsat Program provides repetitive acquisition of high resolution multispectral data of the Earth's surface on a global basis. The data from the Landsat spacecraft constitute the longest record of the Earth's continental surfaces as seen from space. It is a record unmatched in quality, detail, coverage, and value.

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In the News

NASA Preps for Launch of Next Earth-Observing Satellite

01.10.13 – NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) is scheduled to launch Feb. 11 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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Eighth Landsat Satellite Arrives at Launch Site

12.20.12 – An oversized semi-trailer truck carrying NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) has arrived at its launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California in preparation for launch.
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LDCM's Atlas V Rocket Fueling Exercise

12.11.12 – On Dec. 4, 2012, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a fueling exercise for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission's (LDCM) Atlas V 401 rocket took place.
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LDCM Satellite Departs Thermal Vacuum Chamber

11.26.12 – The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) satellite concluded environmental testing in a thermal vacuum chamber at the Orbital Science Corporation's facility in Gilbert, Ariz.
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Electromagnetic Interference/Capability (EMI/EMC) testing and structural dynamics testing completed for LDCM

10.04.12 – Orbital Sciences Corporation recently completed Electromagnetic Interference/Capability (EMI/EMC) testing and structural dynamics testing of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) satellite.
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