Landsat

[ land-sat ]

/ ˈlændˌsæt /

noun

a U.S. scientific satellite that studies and photographs the earth's surface by using remote-sensing techniques.

Origin of Landsat

1975–80; land (or land(sensing)) + sat(ellite)

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Examples from the Web for landsat

In 1972, the United States launched the first of a group of unmanned satellites collectively known as Landsat.
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Landsat satellites carry sensors that record “light,” or portions of the electromagnetic spectrum, as it reflects off the Earth.
Deserts|A. S. Walker
Landsat acquires digital data that are converted into an image.
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Rocks containing limonite, a hydrous iron oxide, may be identified readily from Landsat Multispectral Scanner data.
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Studies using Landsat data help demonstrate the impact of people and animals on the Earth.
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Science definitions for landsat

Landsat

[ lănd′săt′ ]

Any of various satellites used to gather data for images of the Earth's land surface and coastal regions. These satellites are equipped with sensors that respond to Earth-reflected sunlight and infrared radiation. The first Landsat satellite was launched in 1972. Currently, the seventh satellite (Landsat 7) is orbiting Earth.