Atlas V 401 | Landsat 8 (DCM)
Landsat 8 is an American Earth observation satellite launched on 11 February 2013. It is the eighth satellite in the Landsat program; the seventh to reach orbit successfully. Originally called the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM), it is a collaboration between NASA and the United States Geological Survey (USGS). NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, provided development, mission systems engineering, and acquisition of the launch vehicle while the USGS provided for development of the ground systems and will conduct on-going mission operations. It comprises the camera of the Operational Land Imager (OLI) and the Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS), which can be used to study Earth surface temperature and is used to study global warming.
An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine.
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Mission Profile
Landsat 8 (DCM) was a Atlas V 401 mission operated by United Launch Alliance that lifted off from Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on February 11, 2013. The flight carried its payload on a earth science mission to Sun-Synchronous Orbit. It was flown as part of the Landsat program. The launch was a success.