Payload (satellite)
LANDSAT 9: live position and orbit
OperationalUnited States
LANDSAT 9 is a satellite launched 2021-09-27 by United States.
Facts
NORAD ID49260
International designator2021-088A
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerUnited States
Launch date2021-09-27
Launch siteVandenberg, USA
Orbital period98.8 min
Inclination98.22°
Apogee703 km
Perigee702 km
About
Landsat 9 is an Earth observation satellite launched on 27 September 2021 from Space Launch Complex-3E at Vandenberg Space Force Base on an Atlas V 401 launch vehicle. NASA is in charge of building, launching, and testing the satellite, while the United States Geological Survey (USGS) operates the satellite, and manages and distributes the data archive. It is the ninth satellite developed in the Landsat program, and eighth to reach orbit. The Critical Design Review (CDR) was completed by NASA in April 2018, and Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (NGIS) was given the go-ahead to manufacture the satellite.