United Launch AllianceAtlas V 401Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Atlas V 401 | Landsat 8 (DCM)
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.February 11, 2013Add to calendar
United Launch Alliance's 69th launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 5,277th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Feb 11, 18:02 – Feb 11, 18:02 UTC
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Landsat 8 (DCM)
Landsat 8 is an American Earth observation satellite launched on 11 February 2013. It is the eighth satellite in the Landsat program; the seventh to reach orbit successfully. Originally called the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM), it is a collaboration between NASA and the United States Geological Survey (USGS). NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, provided development, mission systems engineering, and acquisition of the launch vehicle while the USGS provided for development of the ground systems and will conduct on-going mission operations. It comprises the camera of the Operational Land Imager (OLI) and the Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS), which can be used to study Earth surface temperature and is used to study global warming.
Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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