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Landsat 9 Satellite in Coast Phase – Kennedy Space Center

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Date: 2021-09-27 00:00:00

The United Launch Alliance Centaur second stage achieved the desired near-polar, sun-synchronous orbit for Landsat 9 just over 16 minutes into flight. It is now coasting to the other side of the Earth to release the spacecraft just over an hour from now.

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