Landsat 9Atlas V 401United Launch Alliance Launch Status Go For Launch Mon · Sep 27th, 2021 2:12 PM - 2:42 PM EDT Watch Online Watch In Person Weather Forecast During LaunchWeather officials are predicting a 90% chance of favorable weather conditions at launch time. 57F with scattered clouds, 43% cloud cover and 4mph wind speed. MissionLandsat 9Type: Earth ScienceLandsat 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 more valuable data to be added to the Landsat global land archive. Its operational orbit is a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 705 km for a mission lifetime of at least 5 years.View the rocket launch trajectory, velocity, altitude, thrust and much more at FlightClub.io LocationSpace Launch Complex 3EVandenberg SFB, CA, USA690 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. RocketAtlas V 401Length: 58.3 meters Diameter: 3.8 meters First Launch: August 21, 2002An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine.The Atlas V 401 rocket has been launched a total of 38 times with 38 successful and 0 failed launches. AgencyUnited Launch AllianceType: Commercial Abbreviation: ULA Administration: CEO: Tory Bruno Founded: 2006 Launchers: Atlas | Delta IV | Vulcan Spacecraft: CST-100 Starliner Country: USAUnited Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg. View Rocket Launch Schedule