4.1.2.1.23.16 Path Number

• number of the orbit of the Landsat satellite. (Note: This data element exists solely to provide a parameter needed to define the space oblique mercator projection. It is not used to identify data originating from a remote sensing vehicle.)

Type:

integer

Domain:

0 < Path Number < 251 for Landsats 1,,2 or 3

0 < Path Number < 233 for Landsats 4 or 5

free integer

Short Name:

pathnum

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