Earth Observation
LANDSAT 9
OperationalEarth ObservationLEO
Images and senses the Earth's surface for mapping, agriculture, defense or science.
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Launch
- Launch date
- September 27, 2021 at 06:12 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Atlas V 401 →
- Operator
- United Launch Alliance
- Mission
- Landsat 9
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 704 km
- Periapsis
- 701 km
- Inclination
- 98.23°
- Orbital period
- 98.83 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/US Geological Survey
- Manufacturer
- Northrop Grumman Innovative Systems (NGIS)
- Users
- Government
- Launch mass
- 2,710 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,390 kg
- Design lifetime
- 5 years
- Detailed purpose
- Earth Science
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2021-088A
- NORAD catalog №
- 49260
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Status
- Operational