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    NASA’s Landsat 9 ‘Go’ For Launch

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    With two days to go until liftoff of Landsat 9, the NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) joint mission to monitor Earth's land and coastal regions, everything is on track for Monday's planned launch, with the 30-minute launch window starting at 11:12 a.m. PDT (2:12 p.m. EDT). The launch team adjusted the launch window …

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    Hitching a Ride on Landsat 9: ELaNa 34 CubeSats Fly First Class

    CuPID CubeSat ELaNa 34

    Two small research satellites that are launching as part of NASA's 34th Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) mission promise exciting insights for the university researchers that developed them. The CubeSats will launch as secondary payloads when Landsat 9 lifts off at 11:11 a.m. PDT (2:11 p.m. EDT) Monday, Sept. 27, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. …

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    Televised Prelaunch Briefing Tomorrow for Landsat 9

    Landsat 9 spacecraft lift and mate operations take place.

    NASA will hold a prelaunch briefing tomorrow, Sept. 25, at 1 p.m. PDT (4 p.m. EDT), for Landsat 9, the NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) joint mission to monitor Earth's land and coastal regions. Briefing participants are: Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator, NASA Science Mission Directorate Karen St. Germain, Director, NASA Earth Science Division Tanya …

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    NASA’s Landsat 9 Science Briefing on Tap Today

    Landsat satellite image of the sands and seaweed in the Bahamas.

    Officials from NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will discuss the launch of the Landsat 9 satellite during a science briefing at 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT) Friday, Sept. 24. The Landsat 9 launch is targeted to lift off Monday, Sept. 27, from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, …

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    NASA and United Launch Alliance Update Landsat 9 Target Launch Date

    Landsat 9 mission logo

    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 …

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