Landsat-9 Spacecraft Lift & Mate
The Landsat 9 spacecraft is lifted and mated to the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sept. 15, 2021, in preparation for liftoff no earlier than Sept. 27, 2021. The launch is being managed by NASA’s Launch Services Program based at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Landsat 9 will monitor key natural and economic resources from orbit. The satellite will carry two instruments: the Operational Land Imager 2, which collects images of Earth’s landscapes in visible, near infrared and shortwave infrared light, and the Thermal Infrared Sensor 2, which measures the temperature of land surfaces. Landsat 9 is a joint mission between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey.
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KSC-20210915-PH-PPC01_0017
Date Created
September 15, 2021
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KSC
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USAF 30th Space Wing/Pedro Caril
Location
Space Launch Complex-3 (SLC-3)
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