Editor's note: On Sept. 15, NASA and the United Launch Alliance announced that they would further delay the launch of Landsat 9 to no earlier than Sept. 27. The delay accounts for high wind forecasts ...

When Landsat 9 begins operating with Landsat 8, the two satellites will collect 1,500 images every day, covering the globe every eight days Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to ...

An Atlas 5 lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California Sept. 27 carrying the Landsat 9 satellite. Credit: ULA WASHINGTON — An Atlas 5 successfully launched the latest in the Landsat ...

United Launch Alliance is scheduled to launch an Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday, September 27. The rocket will carry NASA's Landsat 9 satellite into orbit. The Landsat ...

NASA transferred ownership and operational control on Thursday of the Landsat 9 satellite to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in a ceremony in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Landsat 9 is the most recent ...

The latest in a series of U.S. satellites that has recorded human and natural impacts on Earth’s surface for decades was launched into orbit from California on Monday to ensure continued observations ...

Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled to launch the NASA Launch Program Landsat 9 satellite on Monday, marking Vandenberg's 2000th launch. “The 2000th launch gives us the opportunity to celebrate ...

The first image collected by Landsat 9, on Oct. 31, 2021, shows remote coastal islands and inlets of the Kimberly region of Western Australia. Landsat 9, a joint mission between NASA and the U.S.

As a former NASA Earth scientist, I keep a close eye on space-related activities of all types. In recent months, there has been quite the media buzz about space tourists being lofted into space (or ...

LOS ANGELES — The latest in a series of U.S. satellites that has recorded human and natural impacts on Earth’s surface for decades was launched into orbit from California on Monday to ensure continued ...

Landsat 9, the newest and most powerful Earth-observing satellite, is set to launch on Monday. The satellite, which is a joint project between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), will continue ...