September 27, 2021 – Ball Aerospace Instrument Launched to Earth Observation Orbit

BROOMFIELD — An Earth observation instrument built by Ball Aerospace successfully launched Monday aboard Landsat 9, the latest joint mission between NASA and the United States Geological Society. The instruments aboard Landsat 9 will measure 11 wavelengths of light reflected or radiated off Earth’s surface in the visible spectrum, as well as other wavelengths beyond what our eyes can detect.