Date: Feb 11, 2013 Source: (
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The launch of Landsat 8 as part of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) marked a milestone with the first QmagiQ focal planes being placed into earth orbit as part of NASA's new Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS).
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/landsat/news/first-images-feature.html