NASA, USGS Start Work on Landsat 9 and Free-Flyer Satellite – Satellite Today
Artist’s rendition of Landsat 9. Photo: NASA [Via Satellite 04-17-2015] NASA and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) have started working on the Landsat 9 Earth observation satellite, with a launch planned for 2023. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. is leading the Landsat 9 flight segment. In addition to building the satellite,…