Operational Land Imager

The Operational Land Imager (OLI) is a Ball Aerospace & Technologies built instrument that fly on Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM). LDCM is the successor to Landsat 7 and was launched in 2013.

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OLI Structure

Satellite image of the Thames Estuary taken by the Operational Land Imager.

OLI uses 4-mirror telescope with fixed mirrors. The OLI is a Push broom scanner.

OLI Spectral Bands

Spectral Band	Wavelength	Resolution
Band 1 – Coastal / Aerosol	0.433 – 0.453 µm	30 m
Band 2 – Blue	0.450 – 0.515 µm	30 m
Band 3 – Green	0.525 – 0.600 µm	30 m
Band 4 – Red	0.630 – 0.680 µm	30 m
Band 5 – Near Infrared	0.845 – 0.885 µm	30 m
Band 6 – Short Wavelength Infrared	1.560 – 1.660 µm	30 m
Band 7 – Short Wavelength Infrared	2.100 – 2.300 µm	30 m
Band 8 – Panchromatic	0.500 – 0.680 µm	15 m
Band 9 – Cirrus	1.360 – 1.390 µm	30 m

See also

• Landsat 8
• Landsat 7
• ETM+

External links

• Ball Aerospace
• OLI at NASA
• The Operational Land Imager: Overview and Performance // Ball Aerospace, 2011