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The United States launched its latest Earth observation satellite February 11, enhancing an array of orbiting eyes that help with every from climate-change study to urban planning. The satellite was launched into space atop an Atlas rocket fired from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, NASA said. The Landsat Data Continuity Mission, or Landsat 8, was the latest in a line of satellites used since 1972 to continuously gather imagery from space of the Earth’s land surface, coastal areas and coral reefs. The satellite will reach its operational orbit 438 miles (735 kilometers) over the Earth within two months and designed to have a minimum five-year life span.
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