Landsat 9's OLI-2 Instrument Takes Shape
OLI-2 is being built by Ball Aerospace in Boulder, Colorado.
Landsat 9 Preliminary Design Review Successfully Completed
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.
Upcoming Landsat 9 Preliminary Design Review
The Landsat 9 Preliminary Design Review (PDR) is scheduled for September 12-14, 2017.
Landsat 9 Spacecraft Development on Schedule
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.
Landsat 9 Mission Operations Contract Awarded
General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) of Scottsdale, Arizona has been selected as the contractor responsible for Landsat 9 Mission Operations.
Landsat 9 Thermal Instrument Passes Critical Design Review
The Landsat 9 Thermal Infrared Sensor 2 team at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has successfully completed their Instrument Critical Design Review.
Landsat 9 Spacecraft Systems 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 Awards Contract for Sustainable Land Imaging Spacecraft
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 Passes Mission Milestone
Landsat 9 passed one of its important reviews: “Key Decision Point B (KDP-B)” on August 17.