LDCM Launch Coverage
February 28, 2013
Feb. 28, 2013 • The Landsat Data Continuity Mission successfully launched into orbit on Feb. 11, 2013 at 10:02 a.m. from Vandenberg Air Force Base’s SLC-3
Feb. 28, 2013 • The Landsat Data Continuity Mission successfully launched into orbit on Feb. 11, 2013 at 10:02 a.m. from Vandenberg Air Force Base’s SLC-3
For the first time, U.S. Geological Survey scientists have mapped long-term average evapotranspiration rates across the continental United States—a crucial tool for water managers and
[Source: European Space Agency] The European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA have joined forces to ensure that Sentinel-2 and the newly launched Landsat Data Continuity Mission
[Source: Jon Campbell, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey] Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today joined NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, Assistant Secretary
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas-V rocket with the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) spacecraft onboard is seen as it launches on Monday, Feb. 11, 2013 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) mission i…
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) spacecraft onboard is seen on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) mission is a collabor…
By: Laura Betz, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Landsat 5 successfully set the new Guinness World Records title for ‘Longest-operating Earth observation satellite’ as stated in
A prelaunch news conference featuring NASA and USGS scientists was held on Feb. 8 at the Vandenberg AFB in California, where the launch of the
Feb. 8, 2013 • As Monday’s launch of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission approaches, lots of news organizations are following the story. Here’s a sampling of
Source: NASA Kennedy Space Center Feb. 8, 2013 • NASA’s Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) is the eighth satellite in the Landsat series, which began in
Source: NASA Kennedy Space Center Feb. 8, 2013 • The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Launch Readiness Review (LRR) gave a tentative “go” for launch Friday, pending
When the newest Landsat spacecraft trains its state-of-the-art sensors on Earth’s surface, it will provide images of our ever-changing planet in unparalleled clarity.
Feb. 7, 2013 • With the LDCM launch fast approaching there are a dizzying amount of details out there. Here we attempt to organize some of
Technicians encapsulate NASA’s Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) satellite in its payload fairing in the Astrotech processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) is NASA’s eighth satel…
Source: NASA Feb. 6, 2013 • Managers today gave the “go” to proceed toward a Feb. 11 launch of NASA’s Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) spacecraft atop
Feb. 5, 2013 • The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) builds on a rich legacy of service to society. LDCM is the eighth satellite in the
Landsat is a critical and invaluable tool for characterizing the landscape and mapping it over time. Landsat data provides a baseline of observations for science
