Nasa scientists in Maryland , US have created a satellite visualisation . It shows dozens of earth - observing satellites currently orbiting our earth . They include Landsat 7 and 8 , part of earth 's long - serving series . And the satellites can also be seen sweeping diagonally across Earth . Many Earth - observing satellites rotate pole to pole to see the whole planet .
Nasa scientists in Maryland , US have created a satellite visualisation . It shows dozens of Earth-observing satellites currently orbiting our planet . They include Landsat 7 and 8 , part of Nasa 's long-serving series . And the ISS can also be seen sweeping diagonally across Earth . Many Earth-observing satellites orbit pole to pole to see the whole planet .