Earth-monitoring satellite launches from California

Ball Aerospace instrument launched to Earth observation orbit

An Earth observation instrument built by Ball Aerospace successfully launched Monday aboard Landsat 9, the latest joint mission between NASA and the United States Geological Society.The Ball Aerospace-built Operational Land Imager 2 will provide multispectral imagery and improved land surface information, the company wrote in a news statement.Engineers at Ball Aerospace work on an instrument that will be part of an Earth observation mission. (Ba…

Why NASA rocket that launched from California could be seen from Hull

Atlas V re-entered the earth's atmosphere on Monday night

In photos: NASA launches Landsat 9 Earth observation satellite

NASA launched its powerful new Landsat 9 Earth-observing satellite into orbit on Sept. 27, 2021, on a mission to monitor our planet's land resources.

NASA Launches New Mission in “Major Milestone” To Monitor Earth’s Landscapes From Space

Landsat 9, a NASA satellite built to monitor the Earth’s land surface, successfully launched at 2:12 p.m. EDT Monday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. A joint mission with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Landsat 9 lifted off on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Vandenb

NASA Launches Earth-Observing Satellite to Track ‘Health of Our Planet’

NASA successfully launched Landsat 9, a satellite designed to track changes on our planet to inform on key areas such as climate change, on Monday, September 27. In a tweet, NASA said the satellite will “continue a nearly 50-year legacy of monitoring the health of our planet,” and will “help people manage Earth’s natural resources with science-based decisions.” The launch was a joint mission with the US Geological Survey (USGS). This footage, li…

Earth-monitoring satellite launches from California

The latest in a series of US satellites that has recorded human and natural impacts on Earth's surface for decades was launched into orbit from California on Monday to ensure continued observations in the era of climate change. Landsat 9 was carried into space aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket that lifted off from foggy Vandenberg Space Force Base at 11.12am.