Landsat 9 Ground System and Mission Operation Plans Well on Track for Launch
April 3, 2020
Landsat 9 has successfully passed its Mission Operations Review.
Landsat 9 has successfully passed its Mission Operations Review.
Landsat 9’s two science instruments are now attached to the spacecraft.
OLI-2 is now built, tested, and in place to be assembled onto the spacecraft.
This month, TIRS-2 successfully passed the stringent 12-week testing process at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and was shipped to Northrop Grumman’s facility in Arizona.
The completion of this test represents a major milestone for the TIRS-2 project, demonstrating that the team has built a well working instrument to meet the requirements of Landsat 9.
Landsat 9 Ground System development team members executed the first of a series of Ground Readiness Tests this week.
Agencies like NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) that commit multiple millions of dollars to put Landsat satellites into space need to know that the spacecraft, the sensors onboard, the ground system operating the satellite, and the launch vehicle are all designed and built the right way.
Independent review panel unanimously agreed that the Landsat 9 Ground System Critical Design Review met all of the criteria for critical design.
The Landsat 9 Ground System Critical Design Review (GCDR) is taking place September 24 & 25th in Brandon, South Dakota.
The final Landsat 9 Ground System Critical Design Review is being hosted by USGS EROS at the end of September.
Ball Aerospace recently shared some photos of its technicians working on OLI-2 in the cleanroom during focal plane integration.
The U.S. General Accounting Office reported on the Landsat 9 satellite project status as part of its 10th annual Quick Look at NASA’s major projects.
Review board gives high praise to Landsat 9 project for its mission status.
Landsat 9 Ground System Preliminary Design Review a success.
The Landsat 9 spacecraft component successfully completed a rigorous Critical Design Review (CDR) demonstrating that the program meets all technical performance measures and requirements.
The TIRS-2 build, as with any science-grade space-based instrument, involves lots of testing.
Ball Aerospace delivered the TIRS-2 Flight Cryocooler for the Landsat 9 TIRS-2 instrument ahead of schedule to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
Landsat 9 has entered its implementation phase.
The Landsat 9 Ground Network Element’s Preliminary Design Review took place on November 30, 2017.
NASA has selected United Launch Services LLC (ULS) of Centennial, Colorado, to provide launch services for the Landsat 9 mission.
OLI-2 is being built by Ball Aerospace in Boulder, Colorado.
The mission team demonstrated to an independent Standing Review Board that all design plans for the Landsat 9 mission are both sound and well integrated.
The Landsat 9 Preliminary Design Review (PDR) is scheduled for September 12-14, 2017.
The Landsat 9 spacecraft is on track and meeting all of the system and schedule requirements needed for the mission’s planned Dec. 2020 launch.
General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) of Scottsdale, Arizona has been selected as the contractor responsible for Landsat 9 Mission Operations.
The Landsat 9 Thermal Infrared Sensor 2 team at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has successfully completed their Instrument Critical Design Review.
USGS and NASA officials will participate in the Landsat 9 Spacecraft System Requirements Review February 28 and March 1 at the Northrop Grumman facility in Gilbert, Arizona.
NASA has awarded a delivery order under the Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition III (Rapid III) contract to Orbital Sciences Corporation of Dulles, Virginia, known publicly as Northrop Grumman, for the Landsat 9 spacecraft.
Landsat 9 passed one of its important reviews: “Key Decision Point B (KDP-B)” on August 17.
NASA has awarded a sole source contract to Ball Aerospace and Technology Corporation of Boulder, Colorado, for the Thermal Infrared Sensor-2 (TIRS-2) instrument Cryocooler for Landsat 9.
NASA has awarded a sole source letter contract to Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation, Boulder, Colo., to build the Operational Land Imager-2 instrument for the Landsat 9 project.
