NASA and United Launch Alliance Update Landsat 9 Target Launch Date

September 15, 2021

NASA and United Launch Alliance Update Landsat 9 Target Launch Date

September 15, 2021

Source: James Cawley, NASA Launch Services Program, Kennedy Space Center

September 15, 2021 • NASA and United Launch Alliance currently are reviewing the launch date for the Landsat 9 spacecraft scheduled to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Attaching the spacecraft to the Atlas V rocket has been delayed due to out-of-tolerance high winds for the operation and conflicts with other customers using the Western Range.

The Landsat 9 mission now is expected to launch from Vandenberg’s Space Launch Complex 3 no earlier than Monday, Sept. 27, 2021.

Landsat 9 is a joint NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) mission that continues the legacy of monitoring Earth’s land and coastal regions, which began with the first Landsat in 1972.

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