On the morning of 11 February 2013, the ever-reliable Atlas V rocket flying in the 401 configuration (Four meter fairing, no solid rocket motors, single engine Centaur upper stage) successfully thundered into orbit with the Landsat Data Continuity Mission, or LDCM. The operational satellite will be called Landsat 8.
Click on the thumbnail to check out the launch photos!
James :-)
Click on the thumbnail to check out the launch photos!
James :-)
