Landsat 9 Stories

The research teams who help sustain the largest freshwater reserve in the world are developing a new tool to promote more resilient farming systems in Brazil. The goal is to help farmers better handle changes in the water cycle, deal…

JANUARY ELaNa 20 Launch Marking the first payload carried by the LauncherOne rocket, Virgin Orbit’s 747-00 carrier, Cosmic Girl, took off from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California on Jan. 17. The LauncherOne rocket, attached to the underside…

When the Landsat 9 satellite launched to space earlier this week on Sept. 27, it wasn’t the only spacecraft on the flight. NASA partnered with the U.S. Space Force to launch four CubeSats — miniature satellites — on the same Atlas V rocket.  …

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of five features introducing members of the Landsat 9 team. The features will run weekly through Sept. 8.  By Jim Cawley NASA’s Kennedy Space Center The Landsat 9 satellite, targeted for…

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of five features introducing members of the Landsat 9 team. The features will run weekly, through Sept. 8. By Jim Cawley NASA’s Kennedy Space Center   The Landsat 9 satellite, targeted…

Landsat 9’s two science instruments are now attached to the spacecraft, bringing the mission one step closer to launch. In late December, the Operational Land Imager 2 (OLI-2) and the Thermal Infrared Sensor 2 (TIRS-2) were both mechanically integrated on…