Where can I view live satellite imagery?

FarEarth Live – View live satellite imagery! Pinkmatter’s FarEarth Global Observer presents a live view of Landsat imagery as it is downlinked by ground-stations around the world. Real-time data is received, decoded and displayed within seconds of the satellite imaging an area.

Will the Starlink satellites be visible to skywatchers?

Even the smallest CubeSats will be visible when they deploy to Earth in massive balloons. Here Sky & Telescope editors help supply all the information necessary to spot these orbiting spacecraft. The 60 Starlink satellites parading across the sky make an incredible sight, but some skywatchers wonder at what cost to the night.

When are high-definition satellite images updated?

High-definition satellite images are updated twice a day from NASA-NOAA polar-orbiting satellites Suomi-NPP, and MODIS Aqua and Terra, using services from GIBS, part of EOSDIS. Imagery is captured at approximately 10:30 local time for “AM” and 13:30 local time for “PM”.

What does Landsat see live?

Watch the FarEarth Observer to see what Landsat sees live! The satellite takes images of the Earth below and streams it down to the station in real-time. The station’s antenna points toward the satellite and tracks it for as long as it can until it moves out of range. Each station therefore receives the images of the areas around it.

What is the altitude at which the satellite orbits the Earth?

The satellite orbits at an altitude of 705 kilometers above the Earth in a near polar orbit (around the Earth from North Pole to South Pole). It is sun-synchronous which means that the satellite always passes the same point on Earth at the same local time.

What is real-time satellite data?

Real-time data is received, decoded and displayed within seconds of the satellite imaging an area. This means that every area of land on Earth is imaged at least once every 16 days. The satellite orbits at an altitude of 705 kilometers above the Earth in a near polar orbit (around the Earth from North Pole to South Pole).

What is real-time data from Landsat?

Real-time data is received, decoded and displayed within seconds of the satellite imaging an area. Watch the data live right now Landsat 8 orbits the Earth every 99 minutes This means that every area of land on Earth is imaged at least once every 16 days.