{"id":1758,"date":"2021-09-21T15:45:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T15:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eodatahub.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/21\/nasa-tv-to-air-landsat-9-launch-prelaunch-activities\/"},"modified":"2021-09-21T15:45:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T15:45:00","slug":"nasa-tv-to-air-landsat-9-launch-prelaunch-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eodatahub.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/21\/nasa-tv-to-air-landsat-9-launch-prelaunch-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA TV to Air Landsat 9 Launch, Prelaunch Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Posted by NASA on September 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n

Landsat 9 is scheduled to launch at 2:11 p.m. EDT (11:11 a.m. PDT) Monday, Sept. 27, on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 401 rocket from Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.<\/p>\n

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Live launch coverage will begin at 1:30 p.m. EDT (10:30 a.m. PDT), on NASA Television, the\u00a0NASA app<\/a>, and the agency\u2019s\u00a0website<\/a>, with prelaunch and science briefings beginning Friday, Sept. 24.<\/p>\n

Landsat 9 will join its sister satellite, Landsat 8, in orbit in collecting images from across the planet every eight days. This calibrated data will continue the Landsat program\u2019s critical role in monitoring the health of Earth and helping people manage essential resources, including crops, irrigation water, and forests.<\/p>\n

Images from Landsat 9 will be added to nearly 50 years of free and publicly available data from the mission \u2013 the longest data record of Earth\u2019s landscapes taken from space. Landsat\u2019s medium-resolution imaging capabilities allows researchers to harmonize the images to detect the footprint of human activities and their impact on our home planet over the decades.<\/p>\n

Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, all media participation in news conferences will be remote. A phone bridge will be provided for each briefing.<\/p>\n

Full mission coverage is as follows (all times Eastern):<\/p>\n

Friday, Sept. 24<\/p>\n

1 p.m. \u2013 Landsat 9 Science Briefing, with the following participants:<\/p>\n

Jeff Masek, Landsat 9 project scientist at NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center
\nChris Crawford, Landsat 9 project scientist at USGS
\nInbal Becker-Reshef, director of NASA\u2019s Harvest food security and agriculture program
\nDel Jenstrom, Landsat 9 project manager at Goddard
\nBrian Sauer, Landsat 9 project manager at USGS
\nSabrina Chapman, manager, system engineering, Northrop Grumman Space Systems
\nSarah Lipscy, deputy director, Ball Aerospace<\/p>\n

This event is open to all with valid media credentials. Media who would like to ask questions during the science briefing must provide their name and affiliation by 4 p.m. EDT (1 p.m. PDT) Thursday, Sept. 23, to the Kennedy newsroom at:\u00a0ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov<\/a>. Media may also ask questions via social media using #Landsat.<\/p>\n

Saturday, Sept. 25<\/p>\n

4 p.m. \u2013 Landsat 9 Prelaunch News Conference, with the following participants:<\/p>\n

Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator, NASA\u2019s Science Mission Directorate
\nKaren St. Germain, director, NASA\u2019s Earth Science Division
\nTanya Trujillo, assistant secretary for water and science, U.S. Department of the Interior
\nMichael Egan, Landsat program executive, NASA\u2019s Earth Science Division
\nTim Dunn, launch director, NASA\u2019s Launch Services Program
\nScott Messer, United Launch Alliance Program Manager, NASA Launch Services
\nCapt. Addison Nichols, weather officer, Space Launch Delta 30<\/p>\n

This event is open to all with valid media credentials. Media who would like to ask questions during the prelaunch briefing must provide their name and affiliation by 2:30 p.m. EDT (11:30 a.m. PDT) Friday, Sept. 24, to the Kennedy newsroom at:\u00a0ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov<\/a>. Media may also ask questions via social media using #Landsat.<\/p>\n

Monday, Sept. 27<\/p>\n

1:30 p.m. \u2013 NASA TV live launch coverage begins<\/p>\n

Audio only of the news conferences and launch coverage will be carried on the NASA \u201cV\u201d circuits, which may be accessed by dialing 321-867-1220, -1240, -1260 or -7135. On launch day, “mission audio,” the launch conductor\u2019s countdown activities without NASA TV launch commentary, will be carried on 321-867-7135.<\/p>\n

Interview requests<\/p>\n

Members of the media looking for interviews on the Landsat 9 launch should submit a media request to Jake Richmond at:\u00a0Jacob.a.richmond@nasa.gov<\/a>. Goddard is coordinating all interview requests.<\/p>\n

Public participation<\/p>\n

Members of the public can\u00a0register<\/a>\u00a0to attend the launch virtually. NASA\u2019s virtual guest program for Landsat 9 includes curated launch resources, a behind-the-scenes look at the mission, and the opportunity for a virtual launch passport stamp following a successful launch. Print, fold, and get ready to fill your\u00a0virtual guest launch passport<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Engage kids and students in virtual and hands-on activities that are both family-friendly and educational through\u00a0Camp Landsat<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Virtual NASA Social<\/p>\n

As we finalize launch preparations, we are excited to invite the public to join our virtual NASA Social\u00a0@NASA_Landsat<\/a>. Stay up to date on the latest mission activities, interact with NASA and USGS team members in real-time, and watch the launch of the ULA Atlas V rocket that will boost Landsat 9 for its journey into orbit #Landsat.<\/p>\n

Watch and engage on social media<\/p>\n

Stay connected with the mission on social media, and let people know you’re following it on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram using the hashtag #Landsat and tag these accounts:<\/p>\n

Twitter:\u00a0@NASA<\/a>,\u00a0@NASAEarth<\/a>,\u00a0@NASA_Landsat<\/a>,\u00a0@NASASocial<\/a>,\u00a0@NASA_LSP<\/a>,\u00a0@NASA360<\/a>,\u00a0@SLDelta30<\/a>
Facebook:\u00a0NASA<\/a>,\u00a0NASA Earth<\/a>,\u00a0NASA LSP<\/a>,\u00a0SLDelta30<\/a>
Instagram:\u00a0NASA<\/a>,\u00a0NASAEarth<\/a>,\u00a0Vandenberg_AFB<\/a><\/p>\n

NASA\u00a0Goddard<\/a>\u00a0manages the Landsat 9 mission. Goddard teams also built and tested one of the two instruments on Landsat 9, the Thermal Infrared Sensor 2 (TIRS-2) instrument. TIRS-2 will use thermal imaging to make measurements that can be used to estimate soil moisture and detect the health of plants. The launch is managed by NASA\u2019s\u00a0Launch Services Program<\/a>, based at the agency\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.<\/p>\n

The USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center<\/a> in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, will operate the Landsat 9<\/a> mission and manage the ground system, including maintaining the Landsat archive.<\/p>\n

Ball Aerospace in Boulder, Colorado, built and tested the Operational Land Imager 2 (OLI-2) instrument, another imaging sensor. United Launch Alliance is the rocket provider for Landsat 9\u2019s launch. Northrop Grumman in Gilbert, Arizona, built the Landsat 9 spacecraft, integrated the instruments, and tested the observatory.<\/p>\n

For more information about Landsat, visit:\u00a0https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/landsat<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Return to all Landsat Headlines<\/a><\/p>\n

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