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And ignition
And lift off
Of the Atlas V rocket
On the Landsat Data Continuity Mission
On February 11, 2013,
a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launching
from Vandenberg Air Force Base
lifted the Landsat 8 spacecraft into orbit.
NASA and the United States Geological Survey collaborated
on the spacecraft to continue to gather comprehensive data
about the Earth's surface.
using a pair of precise instruments including an infrared sensor.
The data will add to several decades' worth of data collected
by Landsat 8's predecessors and be made available to the public.