{"id":9046,"date":"2026-05-18T18:27:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T18:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/landsat-10-nasa-science\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T18:27:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T18:27:47","slug":"landsat-10-nasa-science","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/landsat-10-nasa-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Landsat 10 &#8211; NASA Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"post-1212129\">\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Quick Facts<\/th>\n<th\/><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Temporal revisit:<\/strong> 18 days<\/td>\n<td><strong>Spatial resolution:<\/strong> 10-20 meters (VSWIR), 60 meters (atmospheric VSWIR\/TIR)\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Spectral bands:<\/strong> 26 (21 VSWIR, 5 TIR)\u00a0<\/td>\n<td><strong>Orbit<\/strong>: Sun-synchronous at 653 km (406 miles)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Orbital inclination:<\/strong>\u00a0~98 degrees<\/td>\n<td><strong>Global reference grid system:<\/strong>\u00a0WRS-3\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Equatorial crossing time:<\/strong>\u00a010:10 am \u00b1 5 minutes<\/td>\n<td><strong>Field of view:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00b17.2 degrees from nadir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Scene size:<\/strong>\u00a0164 km (102 miles) x 168 km (104 miles)\u00a0<\/td>\n<td><strong>Mission design life:<\/strong>\u00a05 years\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Expected launch date:<\/strong> 2031\u00a0<\/td>\n<td><strong>Mission Class:<\/strong>\u00a0C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Mission Category:<\/strong>\u00a02<\/td>\n<td\/><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-tabbed-section color-mode-light padding-y-6 padding-x-3 hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-tabbed-section\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block\">\n<ul class=\"hds-tab-nav usa-list usa-list--unstyled grid-row\" role=\"tablist\">\n<li role=\"presentation\" class=\"hds-tab-nav-item usa-active\" data-tab-id=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" id=\"tab0-enhanced-spatial-resolutions\" aria-selected=\"true\" aria-controls=\"panel0-enhanced-spatial-resolutions\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tEnhanced Spatial Resolutions\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li role=\"presentation\" class=\"hds-tab-nav-item\" data-tab-id=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" id=\"tab1-&lt;strong&gt;data-quality-and-integrity&lt;\/strong&gt;\u00a0\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel1-&lt;strong&gt;data-quality-and-integrity&lt;\/strong&gt;\u00a0\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Data Quality and Integrity<\/strong>\u00a0\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-tabs margin-top-6\">\n<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-tab desktop:display-flex usa-active\" data-tab-id=\"0\" role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"panel0-enhanced-spatial-resolutions\" aria-labelledby=\"tab0-enhanced-spatial-resolutions\">\n<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n<p><h2 class=\"heading-29\">Enhanced Spatial Resolutions<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-md\">The\u00a0Landsat\u00a010\u00a0Instrument Suite (LandIS) will collect 21\u00a0visible to shortwave-infrared (VSWIR)\u00a0and 5 thermal-infrared bands. All bands will have higher spatial resolutions than prior Landsat missions, with ground sample distances of 10 to 20 meters for visible, near-infrared, and\u00a0shortwave-infrared bands and 60 meters for\u00a0atmospheric VSWIR\u00a0and thermal-infrared bands.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-tab desktop:display-flex\" data-tab-id=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"panel1-&lt;strong&gt;data-quality-and-integrity&lt;\/strong&gt;\u00a0\" aria-labelledby=\"tab1-&lt;strong&gt;data-quality-and-integrity&lt;\/strong&gt;\u00a0\" hidden=\"\">\n<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n<p><h2 class=\"heading-29\"><strong>Data Quality and Integrity<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-md\">The historical record of\u00a0highly-calibrated\u00a0Landsat data has served as a gold standard of global land imaging. Landsat\u00a010\u00a0will preserve the robust radiometric and geometric accuracy requirements associated with the Landsat program to ensure long-term data consistency and\u00a0facilitate\u00a0critical time-series analyses.\u00a0The radiometric accuracy will be comparable to the signal-to-noise ratios and noise equivalent differential temperatures of Landsat 8 and Landsat 9. <\/p>\n<p>The geometric accuracy of\u00a0previous\u00a0Landsat missions will match the finer ground sample distances of Landsat\u00a010.\u202fRigorous radiometric and geometric calibration and validation methods\u00a0will be employed\u00a0to provide band-to-band and image-to-image registration. Top of atmosphere and surface reflectance data products will be comparable with those from\u00a0previous\u00a0Landsat missions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Superspectral\u00a0Observations<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Landsat\u00a010\u00a0will collect 26 bands,\u00a015 more than the currently operational Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 missions.\u00a0LandIS\u00a0will acquire refined versions of the 11 Landsat \u201cheritage\u201d bands to maintain data continuity, five new bands with similar spatial and spectral characteristics to the European Space Agency\u2019s Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission to allow for improved data synergy and fusion, and 10 new spectral bands to support data user needs and emerging applications.\u00a0Landsat\u00a010\u00a0will also have a water vapor band that will\u00a0provide for\u00a0atmospheric correction without ancillary data from other satellites.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>LandIS will\u00a0acquire\u00a0all bands\u00a0nearly simultaneously. This will minimize illumination change between bands,\u00a0allowing researchers to detect\u00a0clouds\u00a0and\u00a0create\u00a0products derived from multispectral surface reflectance and thermal emission data (e.g., evapotranspiration).<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Advancing\u00a0Landsat for the Next\u00a0Generation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Landsat\u00a010\u00a0will build upon the Landsat legacy of observing, managing, and adapting to Earth\u2019s changing surface, and will\u00a0provide\u00a0expanded capabilities to support evolving and emerging user applications. The enhanced spatial resolution of the new 26-band\u00a0superspectral\u00a0Landsat\u00a010\u00a0instrument\u00a0suite\u00a0will enhance existing Landsat applications and unlock new applications that support:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Water quality and aquatic health assessments (e.g., harmful algal blooms)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Crop production and soil conservation (e.g., crop residues and non-photosynthetic vegetation)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Forest management and monitoring (e.g., photosynthetic bioindicators)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Climate and snow dynamics research (e.g., snow grain size and albedo)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mineral mapping based on thermal emissivity\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Landsat\u00a010\u00a0will continue the Landsat program\u2019s decades-long data record of spaceborne multispectral imagery, which affords global, synoptic, and repetitive coverage of Earth\u2019s land surfaces at a scale where natural and human-induced changes can be detected, differentiated, characterized, and\u00a0monitored\u00a0over time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-listicle\">\n<div class=\"hds-listicle bg-spacesuit-white maxw-full width-full padding-0 color-mode-dark nasa-gb-align-full\">\n<div class=\"hds-listicle-wrapper padding-y-4 padding-x-3\">\n<h2 class=\"hds-listicle-heading\"><strong>Why Landsat\u00a010?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 listicle-layout-multiple\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 padding-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n<div class=\"hds-listicle-text-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"hds-listicle-list-text\">\n<h3 class=\"heading-22\"><strong>Landsat\u00a010\u00a0will help us live sustainably on Earth<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"hds-listicle-list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLandsat\u00a010\u00a0will propel us into the next half century of scientific discovery\u00a0with advanced technology to\u00a0inform decision making. Long-term Earth observations\u00a0are an essential tool for stewardship of the planet\u00a0as global population growth increases\u00a0pressure\u00a0on resources such as food, water, housing, and energy. Tracking global environmental change and natural resources is important for sustaining human needs in the future.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 padding-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n<div class=\"hds-listicle-text-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"hds-listicle-list-text\">\n<h3 class=\"heading-22\"><strong>Landsat\u00a010\u00a0will provide continuity, improve understanding, and support decision making<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"hds-listicle-list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLandsat\u00a010\u00a0will continue to provide\u00a0scientifically-calibrated\u00a0quantitative data that is\u00a0unbiased,\u00a0freely-available, and\u00a0extends a\u00a0continuous record of changes on Earth. The longevity of Landsat\u2019s data record enables long-term characterization of environmental changes.\u00a0Harmonization of Landsat\u00a010\u00a0data with similar observatories\u00a0(e.g., Sentinel-2),\u00a0improved\u00a0data access through\u00a0commercial\u00a0cloud storage and computing, and\u00a0newly-developed\u00a0AI\u00a0algorithms will\u00a0facilitate\u00a0more rapid analyses and decision making.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 padding-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n<div class=\"hds-listicle-text-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"hds-listicle-list-text\">\n<h3 class=\"heading-22\"><strong>Landsat\u00a010\u00a0will result in breakthrough science<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"hds-listicle-list-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew measurements will allow Landsat data users to\u00a0identify\u00a0features and patterns\u00a0that could not be demarcated\u00a0in\u00a0previous\u00a0Landsat images due to insufficient spatial or spectral resolutions. This may include features too small to detect (e.g.,\u00a0crop\u00a0fields,\u00a0small-scale\u00a0deforestation, urban structures) or objects with\u00a0indistinguishable spectral attributes\u00a0(e.g., land plants and algal pigments).\u00a0These scientific discoveries are led by developments in engineering and technology that\u00a0were not previously available and reflect the overall evolution and improvement in\u00a0visible through shortwave-infrared and thermal-infrared\u00a0imaging capabilities.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>The value of the Landsat program will be magnified with the expanded capabilities of Landsat\u00a010. The new mission will continue the indispensable\u00a0global land surface\u00a0data record. It will provide land and ecosystem change data and trend information that would otherwise not be available. With the revolutionary spectral and spatial enhancements, Landsat\u00a010\u00a0will bestow\u00a0scientists with\u00a0new capabilities to support evolving and emerging applications, and it will\u00a0assist\u00a0land managers and policymakers in making more informed decisions about\u00a0our environment\u00a0and\u00a0global, regional, and local natural resources\u00a0that are used in our economy.\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<p>Keep Exploring<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover More From Landsat<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/landsat-10\/?rand=6382\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Facts Temporal revisit: 18 days Spatial resolution: 10-20 meters (VSWIR), 60 meters (atmospheric VSWIR\/TIR)\u00a0 Spectral bands: 26 (21 VSWIR, 5 TIR)\u00a0 Orbit: Sun-synchronous at 653 km (406 miles) Orbital inclination:\u00a0~98 degrees Global reference grid system:\u00a0WRS-3\u00a0 Equatorial crossing time:\u00a010:10 am \u00b1 5 minutes Field of view:\u00a0\u00b17.2 degrees from nadir Scene size:\u00a0164 km (102 miles) x 168 km (104 miles)\u00a0 Mission&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":99032,"featured_media":9047,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[459,374,460],"ground_category":[137,313],"class_list":["post-9046","ground_post","type-ground_post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-landsat","tag-nasa","tag-science","ground_category-1-grounds-science","ground_category-1-4-discover-saturn"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/304765158-615003676989374-3689670236967468275-n.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ground_post\/9046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ground_post"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ground_post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99032"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ground_post\/9046\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9046"},{"taxonomy":"ground_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ground_category?post=9046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}