| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Landsat 8 |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | NASA/US Geological Survey |
| Users | Government |
| Purpose | Earth Science |
| Class of Orbit | LEO |
| Type of Orbit | Sun-Synchronous |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
| Perigee (km) | 700 |
| Apogee (km) | 705 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000353481795687522 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 98.2 |
| Period (minutes) | 98.8 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 2780 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1512 |
| Power (watts) | 4300 |
| Date of Launch | 11-02-2013 |
| Expected Lifetime | 5 yrs. |
| Contractor | Orbital Sciences Corp. |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Vandenberg AFB |
| Launch Vehicle | Atlas 5 |
| COSPAR Number | 2013-008A |
| NORAD Number | 39084 |
| Comments | Repalcement for Landsat 5. |