Laurence Malcom
The latest in a series of US satellites that have recorded human and natural impacts on Earth’s surface for decades was launched from California on Monday to provide continuous monitoring in the era of climate change. An Atlas V rocket took off from Vandenberg Space Station at 11:12 a.m. The satellite was scheduled to separate from the rocket’s upper stage in the early afternoon, and the NASA and US Geological Survey’s Landsat 9 project will work alongside its predecessor, Landsat 8, to extend the nearly 50 years of ground and coastal observations that began with The launch of the first Landsat in 1972, Landsat 9, will follow the Landsat 7 orbital path, which will be decommissioned. An imaging sensor that records the visible and other parts of the spectrum. It also has a thermal sensor to measure surface temperatures. By capturing changes in the planet’s landscapes, from the growth of cities to the movements of glaciers, the Landsat program is the longest continuous record of Earth observations from space, according to the interior minister. NASA’s Deb Haaland, who traveled to Vandenberg for the launch event. A “rich form of data” makes people’s daily lives easier and vital to tackling climate change. Haaland said in a TV interview with NASA TV about hurricanes, Hurricane Ida that devastated parts of the South and went as far as New England. The ones that Landsat 9 will give us back will go a long way in guiding us in how we deal with climate change, and we will work to ensure that we can make the best decisions possible, so that people have access to the water. The future, “We can grow our own food in the future,” Halland said. The Landsat program has collected more than 9 million multispectral images of terrestrial and coastal regions of Earth, according to Jeff Masek, Landsat 9 Project Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. “Using this recording, we can really document and understand the changes that have occurred in the Earth’s environment during this time of human activity in addition to natural events.” . In addition to other forest dynamics such as disturbances caused by hurricanes, wildfires, and insect infestations, as well as the recovery of these disturbances over time,” Masek said. Landsat is also important for monitoring agriculture and food security, where he said: “We can identify the types of crops that grow in each field. “.in the US and around the world.” “We can also look at the water consumption of crops. It is located on the Pacific coast northwest of Los Angeles, and has an ideal location for testing ballistic missiles and orbiting Arctic satellites.”
The latest in a series of US satellites that have recorded human and natural impacts on Earth’s surface for decades was launched into orbit from California on Monday to provide continuous monitoring in the era of climate change.
Landsat 9 was sent into space aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket, which lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 11:12 a.m.
The NASA and US Geological Survey’s Landsat 9 project, along with its predecessor, Landsat 8, will span nearly 50 years of onshore and coastal observations that began with the launch of the first Landsat in 1972.
The Landsat 9 satellite will follow the orbital path of Satellite 7, which will be decommissioned.
The Landsat 9 is equipped with an imaging sensor that records the visible and other parts of the spectrum. It also has a thermal sensor to measure surface temperatures.
The Landsat program is the longest continuous recording of Earth observations from space, according to NASA, capturing changes in the planet’s landscapes, from the growth of cities to the movements of glaciers.
La ministre de l’Intérieur, Deb Haaland, qui s’est rendue à Vandenberg pour assister au lancement, a déclaré que le program Landsat fournit une “riche form de données” qui facilite la vie quotidienne des gens et est vital face poure faire climate change.
“We’re in the midst of a climate crisis right now, and we’re seeing it every day — droughts, bushfires, hurricanes, and Hurricane Ida ravaging parts of the south and entering New England,” Halland told NASA. television interview.
“Images like the Landsat 9 image will come back to us, and they will go a long way in guiding us how we deal with climate change and working to make sure that we can make the best decisions possible, so that people have access to the water.” In the future, Halland said: “We will be able to grow our own food in the future.” .
The Landsat program has collected more than 9 million multispectral images of terrestrial and coastal regions of Earth, according to Jeff Masek, Landsat 9 Project Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
“Using this record, we can really document and understand the changes that have occurred in the Earth’s environment during this time of human activity as well as natural events,” he said during a pre-launch briefing.
Information has a wide range of uses in understanding and managing Earth’s resources.
“Landsat is our best resource for understanding tropical deforestation rates…
He said Landsat is also important for monitoring agriculture and food security.
“We can identify the types of crops that grow in every field in the United States and around the world,” he said. “We can also look at water consumption by crops.”
The Landsat 9 launch is a 2,000 launch from Vandenberg since 1958. Located on the Pacific Coast northwest of Los Angeles, it is ideally located for testing ballistic missiles and placing satellites in polar orbit.
