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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. [12] 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. [13]
This is a list of launches made by the Atlas rocket family, derived from the SM-65 Atlas ICBM. The currently operational variant, Atlas V, has flown 81 consecutive missions without failure between October 2007 and January 2022. Due to the size of the list, it has been split by decade: List of Atlas launches (1957–1959)
Atlas V 401 AV-098 Vandenberg SLC-3E: ULA: NOAA-21 (JPSS-2) NOAA: Low Earth Meteorology: In orbit: Operational LOFTID: NASA Langley / ULA: Low Earth to Suborbital: Technology demonstration: 10 November 12:02: Successful Final Atlas V launch from Vandenberg. Final flight of Atlas V 401 configuration and final Atlas V flight with the four meter ...
This was the first launch of the Atlas V 551 configuration with five solid rocket boosters, and the first Atlas V with a third stage. [ 184 ] On 6 December 2015, Atlas V lifted its heaviest payload to date into orbit – a 16,517 lb (7,492 kg) Cygnus resupply craft .
United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket vaulted from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 5:36 p.m. EDT, Tues., Oct. 4.
First of up to 25 launches of Low Earth Orbit technology demonstration satellites to be built and operated by Lockheed Martin. Q1 (TBD) [101] [102] Gravity-1: Y2 Bo Run Jiu Zhou platform, South China Sea: Orienspace: Xingshidai-24 TBA: Low Earth TBA TBA: TBA: Low Earth TBA Second launch since its successful maiden launch in January.
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This article lists orbital and suborbital launches planned for the second half of the year 2023, including launches planned for 2023 without a specific launch date. For all other spaceflight activities, see 2023 in spaceflight. For launches in the first half of 2023, see List of spaceflight launches in January–June 2023.