Landsat Launch, 10:02 am PST (1:02 pm EST), VAFB

11-Feb-2013 through 11-Feb-2013

NASA will launch the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM), also known as Landsat 8, on February 11, 2013 at 10:02 Pacific Time (1:02 Eastern) from Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA on an Atlas V rocket. Assuming launch success, it will continue to acquire data about the Earth's land surface continuing observations that began in 1972. NASA TV coverage begins at 10:15 am Eastern.