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LDCM
The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) is a joint NASA-United States Geological Survey (USGS) mission to extend the Landsat record of multispectral, 30-meter resolution, seasonal, global coverage of the Earth's land surface. However, neither NASA nor the USGS will produce, procure, or operate a spacecraft. Rather, science data will be procured from a vendor who fulfills the requirements of the LDCM Data Specification. The means or mechanism for acquiring those data are at the discretion of the vendor, subject to verification by the Government that the proposed approach can produce the data and data products specified. Vendor selection is expected during the first half of calendar 2003. LAUNCH: Launch scheduled for Fall 2005 as of Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base ORBIT: Altitude: 705 km Sun-Synchronous Determined by the requirement that the data match the Worldwide Reference System-2 path-row scene identification system, to maintain Landsat Program data continuity. VITAL STATISTICS: Design Life: 5 years For more information on LDCM, see "http://ldcm.nasa.gov/" or "http://ldcm.usgs.gov/" For more information on the Earth Science Enterprise, see "http://earth.nasa.gov/"