Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

News

Below you'll find the most recent news about Landsat and USGS. Please contact Michelle Bouchard at mbouchard@usgs.gov for assistance with specific media questions and requests.

Filter Total Items: 337
ESPA now includes Landsat Collection 2 Normalized Difference Snow Index

ESPA now includes Landsat Collection 2 Normalized Difference Snow Index

A new science product easily separates snow from vegetation in processed Landsat Collection 2 scenes from 1982 to present.

Read Article
Landsat 9 Galleries: Launch Week

Landsat 9 Galleries: Launch Week

Santa Barbara County, CA, became a hub of Landsat activity in the last week of September 2021. That’s the week Landsat 9 launched into orbit on board...

Read Article
Landsat Update October 2021

Landsat Update October 2021

Landsat Updates are prepared periodically and distributed electronically to provide information about Landsat activities and related topics of...

Read Article
Reminder: Historic Prototype Viewers to be Decommissioned

Reminder: Historic Prototype Viewers to be Decommissioned

As reported on September 17, 2021, the USGS is retiring the original LandsatLook 1.0 (now LandLook) and Sentinel2Look viewers at the end of the work...

Read Article
Landsat 9 Power-Positive and Proceeding Smoothly Through On-Orbit Checkout

Landsat 9 Power-Positive and Proceeding Smoothly Through On-Orbit Checkout

Landsat 9 successfully launched on Monday, Sept 27, 2021 at 11:12 a.m. PDT and is now proceeding smoothly and accordingly through its scheduled on...

Read Article
Landsat 9 Reaches Orbit, Makes Ground Contact to Continue Legacy

Landsat 9 Reaches Orbit, Makes Ground Contact to Continue Legacy

Landsat 9 is functioning as expected after its successful launch at 1:12 p.m. CT Monday, Sept. 27, from Vandenberg Space Force Base to join its two...

Read Article
USGS EROS, Landsat 9 Ground System Ready for Launch

USGS EROS, Landsat 9 Ground System Ready for Launch

The launch of Landsat 9 in late September of 2021 represents a major milestone for a five-decade partnership between NASA and the USGS that continues...

Read Article
NASA TV to Air Landsat 9 Launch, Prelaunch Activities

NASA TV to Air Landsat 9 Launch, Prelaunch Activities

NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the Landsat 9 satellite, a joint NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)...

Read Article
Historic Prototype Viewers to be Decommissioned

Historic Prototype Viewers to be Decommissioned

On October 14, 2021, the USGS is retiring the LandsatLook 1.0 (now LandLook) and Sentinel2Look prototype viewers. 

Read Article
Landsat 9: Payloads stacked atop Atlas V for launch

Landsat 9: Payloads stacked atop Atlas V for launch

The Landsat 9 spacecraft that will continue an unbroken, decades-long record of observing the changes of planet Earth and a CubeSat rideshare package...

Read Article
Landsat Enables Mapping of Fire Histories Across Florida

Landsat Enables Mapping of Fire Histories Across Florida

Wildfires tend to dominate headlines. Prescribed burns, also known as controlled burns, get less attention, but they’re certainly not uncommon...

Read Article
A Legacy Continues with Landsat 9 Launch

A Legacy Continues with Landsat 9 Launch

Landsat 9 is a partnership between NASA and USGS. The satellite will continue the Landsat program’s mission to capture repeat snapshots of Earth to...

Read Article