Nasa launches latest Landsat 9 to monitor Earth’s surface
by Stuart Clark from Science | The Guardian on (#5Q6ZK)
Satellite will capture agricultural productivity, forest health, water quality, coral reefs and glaciers
Nasa has launched the latest mission in a 50-year unbroken line of satellites that monitor the Earth's surface.
Landsat 9 lifted off atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg's space launch complex 3E at 19.12 BST (14.12 EDT) on 27 September.
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