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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.

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Requesting Nominations for 2023 Pecora Award

Requesting Nominations for 2023 Pecora Award

Nominations have opened for the 2023 William T. Pecora Award, the 50th annual presentation, sponsored by the Department of the Interior and the...

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Celebrating a Decade of Landsat 8

Celebrating a Decade of Landsat 8

Landsat 8 celebrates its tenth anniversary this week on Saturday, February 11, 2023. The technology of the satellite and its instruments...

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Processing Plans Established for Data Affected by Landsat 8 Safehold

Processing Plans Established for Data Affected by Landsat 8 Safehold

Since recovering from the January 26, 2023 safehold that paused Landsat 8 data acquisitions, the USGS/NASA Calibration/Validation Team (CVT) have...

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Landsat 8 Data from Recent Safehold Available in Provisional State

Landsat 8 Data from Recent Safehold Available in Provisional State

On Thursday, January 26, 2023, an anomaly caused the Landsat 8 spacecraft to enter a safehold mode. The spacecraft recovered from the safehold on...

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Landsat 8 Recovers from Safehold

Landsat 8 Recovers from Safehold

On January 28, 2023, the Landsat 8 spacecraft recovered from the safehold event that began on January 26th. While the sensors onboard have resumed...

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Landsat 8 Currently in Safehold

Landsat 8 Currently in Safehold

On Thursday, January 26, 2023 (DOY 26), an anomaly caused the Landsat 8 spacecraft to enter into a safehold mode. The sensors onboard suspended...

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'Next' to Continue the NASA/USGS Landsat Legacy

'Next' to Continue the NASA/USGS Landsat Legacy

With a trio of smaller satellites that can each detect 26 wavelengths of light and thermal energy, the Landsat Next mission is expected to look very...

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Landsat Satellites Operated from EROS for First Time

Landsat Satellites Operated from EROS for First Time

For the first time ever, the commands to operate the Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 satellites came directly from the USGS Earth Resources Observation and...

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2022 from Landsat's View

2022 from Landsat's View

Remember historic Landsat Mission events with the newest Landsat Storymap.

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Ring in the New Year with Landsat Collection 2

Ring in the New Year with Landsat Collection 2

As of December 30, 2022, Landsat Collection 1 data and science products are no longer downloadable from the USGS.

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