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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 [a] is an expendable launch system and the fifth major version in the Atlas launch vehicle family. It was designed by Lockheed Martin and has been operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA) [ b ] since 2006.
Atlas is a family of US missiles and space launch vehicles that originated with the SM-65 Atlas. The Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program was initiated in the late 1950s under the Convair Division of General Dynamics . [ 2 ]
Notable Launches Coordinates Space Launch Complex 3E: Undergoing renovation Used by United Launch Alliance. Future: Vulcan Centaur. Retired: Atlas-Agena, Atlas F/G, Atlas H, Atlas II, Atlas V. Navstar 1, Terra, InSight: Space Launch Complex 5: Inactive
As an example, an Atlas V 551 has a 5.4-meter payload fairing, 5 SRBs, and 1 RL-10. [36] In August 2021, ULA announced that Atlas V would be retired, and all 29 remaining launches had been sold. [37] The last launch for NSSL happened on 30 July 2024. [38] As of July 2024, fifteen launches remain, all for non-DoD launches.
Space Launch Complex 3 (SLC-3) is a launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base that consists of two separate launch pads. SLC-3E (East) was used by the Atlas V launch vehicle before it was decommissioned in August 2021 with the final launch taking place on November 10, 2022 at 09:49, while SLC-3W (West) has been demolished.
The SM-65D Atlas, or Atlas D, was the first operational version of the Atlas missile and the basis for all Atlas space launchers, debuting in 1959. [26] Atlas D weighed 255,950 lb (116,100 kg) (without payload) and had an empty weight of only 11,894 lb (5,395 kg); the other 95.35% was propellant.