animation of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) spacecraft in orbit around the Earth. The satellite will travel at 7.5 km/second, circling the globe every 99 minutes at an altitude of 438 miles. LDCM will image a swath 185 km in width and complete about 14 orbits each day, thereby imaging Earth's land every 16 days.
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NASA ID
GSFC_20111005_LDCM_m10812_Beauty2
Date Created
October 5, 2011
Center
GSFC
Media Type
video
Location
Goddard Space Flight Center
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