Historical International Ground Stations

The map shows the locations of all historical ground stations operated by International Cooperators (IC).*

Historically, much of the data acquired internationally was retained solely in the archive of the IC that originally acquired the data. There was no requirement to provide a copy of the data to the USGS; so much of the international data was not duplicated in the USGS archive.

In an attempt to consolidate the Landsat historical record, the Landsat Global Archive Consolidation (LGAC) initiative was established. The goal is to consolidate the Landsat archives of all stations worldwide and make all Landsat scenes available to users.

*Note: Some stations shown are still active. Stations that have solely collected data as part of the USGS Landsat Ground Network (LGN) are not shown.

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International Cooperator Information

Acquisition/Archive Date Range (Approximate)

Country	Organization	Ground Station Location	Ground Station ID	Landsat 1-5 MSS	Landsat 4-5 TM	Landsat 7 ETM+	Landsat 8 OLI / TIRS
Argentina	CONAE	Córdoba, Argentina	COA		Jan 1997 - Nov 2011	Jul 1999 - Apr 2022	Dec 2013 - Current
Australia	GA	Alice Springs, Australia	ASA	L2 MSS: Sep 1979 - Mar 1982 L3 MSS: Nov 1979 - Nov 1982 L4 MSS: Jun 1982 - Jul 1987 L5 MSS: Apr 1984 - Dec 1997	Aug 1986 - Jan 2000; Jul 2003 - Nov 2011	May 1999 - Aug 2021	Aug 2013 - Aug 2021
Australia	GA	Hobart, Australia	HOA		Nov 2003 - Nov 2011	Jul 1999 - Jan 2012
Brazil	INPE	Cuíaba, Brazil	CUB	L1 MSS: May 1973 - Dec 1976 L2 MSS: Jul 1975 - Feb 1982 L3 MSS: Apr 1978 - Aug 1982 L4 MSS: Sep 1982 - Dec 1984	Apr 1984 - Nov 2011	Jul 1999 - Jun 2003; Feb 2012 - Apr 2022	Apr 2017 - Sep 2022
Canada	CCMEO	Gatineau, Canada	GNC	L5 MSS: Jul 1992 - Aug 1992; Jun 1996 - May 1999	Aug 1982 - Oct 1999; Apr 2003 - Nov 2011	Jul 1999 - Apr 2006
Canada	CCMEO	Prince Albert, Canada	PAC	L1 MSS: Aug 1972 - Oct 1977 L2 MSS: Apr 1975 - Feb 1982 L3 MSS: May 1978 - Feb 1983 L5 MSS: Jul 1990 - Aug 1999; Apr 2012 - Oct 2012	Oct 1982 - Oct 1999; Apr 2003 - Nov 2011	Jul 1999 - Apr 2006	Sep 2013 - Current
China	AIRCAS	Beijing, China	BJC		Apr 1986 - Nov 2011	Jul 1999 - Sep 2004	Jul 2013 - Current
China	AIRCAS	KaShi, China	KHC		Apr 2008 - Nov 2011		Nov 2014 - Current
China	AIRCAS	SanYa, China	SNC				Oct 2016 - Current
Ecuador	CLIRSEN	Cotopaxi, Ecuador	CPE		Apr 1990 - Jul 2001
Gabon	AGEOS	Libreville, Gabon	LBG		Jul 1994 - Aug 1994; Oct 1998 - Feb 1999		Oct 2015 - Aug 2018
Germany	DLR	Neustrelitz, Germany	NSG	L5 MSS: Jun 2012 - Dec 2012		Jul 1999 - Dec 2003; Mar 2015 - Apr 2022	Jul 2013 - Current
India	ISRO	Shadnagar, India	SGI	L4 MSS: Jan 1983 - Mar 1984 L5 MSS: Apr 1984 - Apr 1992	Jan 1986 - Oct 2001	May 2015 - Apr 2022	Jan 2017 - Current
Indonesia	BRIN	Parepare, Indonesia	DKI		Apr 1994 - Dec 2000	Jul 1999 - Jul 2007; Oct 2012 - Apr 2022	Sep 2013 - Current
Indonesia	BRIN	Rumpin, Indonesia	RPI			Aug 2015 - Apr 2022	Feb 2014 - Dec 2022
Italy	ESA	Fucino, Italy	FUI	L1 MSS: Apr 1975 - Oct 1976 L2 MSS: Dec 1975 - Mar 1982 L3 MSS: Jul 1978 - Sep 1982 L4 MSS: Aug 1982 - Sep 1987 L5 MSS: Apr 1984 - Dec 1993	Dec 1982 - Jul 2001	Jul 1999 - Jun 2001
Italy	ESA	Matera, Italy	MTI		Jun 2001 - Nov 2011	Jun 2001 - Dec 2003	Jan 2014 - April 2020
Japan	AIST	Kumamoto, Japan	KUJ				Jul 2013 - Sep 2015
Japan	JAXA/RESTEC	Hatoyama, Japan	HAJ	L2 MSS: Feb 1979 - Feb 1982 L3 MSS: Jan 1979 - Mar 1983 L4 MSS: Oct 1982 - Oct 1987 L5 MSS: Apr 1984 - Jan 1999	Apr 1984 - Sep 2010	May 2000 - May 2003
Japan	JAXA/HIT/HEEIC	Hiroshima, Japan	HIJ			Mar 2000 - Apr 2009
Kenya	ESA	Malindi, Kenya	MLK		Feb 2007 - Nov 2011
Kyrgyzstan	DLR	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	BIK		Aug 1998 - Oct 1998
Mexico	CONABIO	Chetumal, Mexico	CHM		Aug 2007 - Nov 2011
Mongolia	DLR	Ulan Bator, Mongolia	ULM		May 1998 - Jul 1998
Pakistan	SUPARCO	Islamabad, Pakistan	ISP		Jan 1989 - Dec 1999
Russia	ScanEx	Irkutsk, Russia	IKR		Jun 2006 - Oct 2007; Jun 2009 - Oct 2011
Russia	ScanEx	Magadan, Russia	MGR		Jul 2007 - Oct 2007; Jun 2009 - Aug 2011
Russia	ScanEx	Moscow, Russia	MOR		May 2006 - Oct 2007; Jun 2009 - Oct 2011
Saudi Arabia	KACST, SCRS	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	RSA	L5 MSS: Jun 1986 - Jun 1988	Jun 1986 - Jun 2002
South Africa	SANSA	Hartebeesthoek, South Africa	JSA	L2 MSS: Dec 1981 - Feb 1982 L4 MSS: Feb 1984 - Jan 1987 L5 MSS: Sep 1985 - May 1990; Jun 1993 - Oct 1993	Jan 1989 - Aug 2001; Aug 2003 - Jun 2011	Aug 2001 - Mar 2003; Nov 2012 - Apr 2022	Feb 2014 - Current
South Korea	NDMI	Ulsan, South Korea	ULK				May 2017 - Oct 2023
Spain	ESA-INTA	Maspalomas, Spain	MPS		Oct 2006 - Oct 2007; Jun 2009 - Nov 2011	Dec 1999 - Dec 2003
Sweden	ESA / SSC	Kiruna, Sweden	KIS	L2 MSS: May 1978 - Mar 1982 L3 MSS: Mar 1979 - Oct 1982 L4 MSS: Aug 1982 - Aug 1983 L5 MSS: May 1984 - Oct 1993	May 1984 - Aug 1999; Apr 2004 - Oct 2006; Jun 2009 - Nov 2011	Jul 1999 - Jun 2003	Apr 2014 - April 2020
Taiwan	EOSAT	Chung-Li, Taipei, Taiwan	CLT		Jun 1993 - Jan 1997
Thailand	GISTDA	Bangkok, Thailand	BKT	L2 MSS: Nov 1981 - Dec 1982 L3 MSS: Sep 1980 - Aug 1983 L4 MSS: Jan 1983 - Oct 1987 L5 MSS: Apr 1984 - Nov 1988	Dec 1987 - Sep 2001; Sep 2004 - Nov 2011	Feb 2001 - Jun 2004
Thailand	GISTDA	Si Racha, Thailand	SRT				Sep 2014 - Sep 2019
Puerto Rico	U of Puerto Rico	Mayaguez, Puerto Rico	UPR			May 2001 - Jun 2003