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LP DAAC Releases the New ASTER Overpass Predictor

The ASTER Overpass Predictor tool allows users to anticipate future ASTER satellite overpasses, improving data planning for remote sensing projects.

To obtain an estimate of the next opportunities for Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) to image a location on Earth, enter the latitude and longitude for your location and then select "Forecast Possible ASTER Collection Times". The information returned is based on output from the NASA Satellite Overpass Predictor and includes both day and night possibilities.

You may also select "Location Map", "Topographic Map" (for U.S. only), or "Weather Forecast" to obtain additional site-specific information for the point specified. Connections are established to services offered at other locations. For weather forecasts, note that wide spatial windows may be needed to obtain returns in sparsely populated places, but are likely to yield a long pick-list of choices in densely populated places. Narrow windows may provide no returns in sparsely populated places. Change the default setting of 2 degrees to expand or contract the area searched around the point specified.

Learn more about determining latitude and longitude for geographic features in the U.S. and its Territories.

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Last Updated

July 3, 2025

Published

April 27, 2005

Data Center/Project

Land Processes DAAC (LP DAAC)