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Liftoff of Landsat 9

Landsat 9 launch
The engine on United Launch Alliance's Atlas 5 rocket fires to launch the Landsat 9 satellite on a mission to observe Earth on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021.

The engine on United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket fires to launch the Landsat 9 satellite on a mission to observe Earth on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, from Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Landsat 9 satellite is a joint NASA/U.S. Geological Survey mission that will continue the 50-year legacy of monitoring Earth’s land and coastal regions.

Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls