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Atlas V Lifts off with LDCM (Landsat 8)

Atlas V Lifts off with LDCM (Landsat 8)

A United Launch Alliance  Atlas V 401 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg AFB California at 10:02 AM PST today, carrying the NASA / U.S. Geological Survey Landsat Data Continuity Mission. Launching into a near polar orbit,  the LDCM, which will be officially named Landsat 8 pending a successful check out in orbit, will continue the long running earth […]

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