Landsat 8

 2013-008A

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Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) is procured by NASA GSFC with mission operations by the US Geological Survey. Launch by Atlas V 401 in 2012 Dec from Vandenberg to 1000LT SSO.

Built by OSC/Gilbert (formerly GD Advanced Info Systems, Gilbert). Leostar-3 (fka SA-200HP).

3085 kg full with 395 kg of mono hydrazine; PK says 2782 kg with 395 kg of prop.

(EO portal says 2623 full 1512 dry but 386 kg hydrazine).

Solar array 9.8m long. Base SC is 2.5 x 2.1 m dia, 2.9m tall excluding OLI and TIRS SC overall is 3 x 3 x 4.8m with a 9.8 x 2.6m panel. so circ 4m x 2m x 13m.

MOC at GSFC.

L8
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2013 Feb 11	1802:00	Launch by Atlas V 401	V SLC3E
		T+4:02 BECO, azimuth 186.4 deg
		T+4:08 Atlas sep
		T+4:18 MES-1
		T+4:26 Fairing
	1817	T+15:23 MECO-1	167 x 691 x 92.65
	1912	T+1:10:34 MES-2
		T+1:12:20 MECO-2
	1919	T+1:18:21 Centaur AV-035 sep	660 x 677 x 98.2
	1943?	DeltaV?	634 x 733 x 98.3
	1945?	MES-3
	1945?	MECO-3	Earth escape
2013 May 30		Transfer to USGS
2013 Feb 12	0502	Centaur pass EL1:4
2013 Feb 17	0200?	Centaur depart E sphere 1.5Mkm?

Payload:

• OLI Operational Land Imager, (Ball Aerospace/)

• TIRS Thermal IR sensor (GSFC/)