4.1.2.1.23.16 Path Number
MANDATORY
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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