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Euphoria as NASA’s New Landsat Earth-Watcher Finally Flies
A new Earth-watching sentinel is presently circling the globe in near-polar orbit, following today’s beautiful launch of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The spacecraft—which represents the eighth in a series of satellites, dating back to July 1972—was successfully boosted aloft by United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket at 10:02 […] More
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by Ben Evans February 11, 2013, 1:08 pm
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NASA Administrator, Interior Secretary Attend Landsat Launch
WASHINGTON — NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will attend the launch of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Monday, Feb. 11. The launch is scheduled for 10:02 a.m. PST. More
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by News Release February 10, 2013, 5:00 am
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Landsat Data Continuity Mission Primed and Ready for 11 February Launch
Four decades of critical observations of the Home Planet will continue in spectacular style on Monday, 11 February, with the scheduled liftoff of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. This is the eighth satellite in a lengthy collaborative effort between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, and it will […] More
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by Ben Evans February 8, 2013, 6:00 am
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Of Polar Bears and Thematic Mappers: The 40-Year Landsat Legacy
Twelve miles off the north-east coast of Labrador lies a tiny island, named for one of the most successful satellite series of all time. ‘Landsat Island’ was discovered in 1976 during a Canadian survey which used data from Landsat 1 – a co-operative project between NASA and the Department of the Interior – to identify […] More
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by Ben Evans July 25, 2012, 7:12 pm

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