Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Earth Science · SSO
Landsat 9 is a partnership between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey to continue the Landsat program's critical role in monitoring, understanding and managing the land resources needed to sustain human life. Landsat 9, like Landsat 8, has a higher imaging capacity than past Landsats, allowing…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANDSAT 9 2021-088A | Payload | 702 × 703 km · 98.2° | Globe |
| CS1 2021-088B | Payload | 445 × 460 km · 97.4° | Globe |
| CS2 2021-088C | Payload | 441 × 453 km · 97.4° | Globe |
| CUTE 2021-088D | Payload | re-entered 2026-07-17 | |
| CUPID 2021-088E | Payload | 476 × 491 km · 97.4° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2021-088 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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