Countdown underway for Colo. satellite experiment
Posted: 02.11.2013 at 12:09 PM

DENVER (AP) -- The countdown is under way for the launch of a satellite carrying a Colorado experiment.

The missile being launched on Monday is carrying the Operational Land Imager built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. in Boulder.

The satellite will support monitoring of coastal waters and detect previously hard to see cirrus clouds that could affect monitoring of the Earth's surface.

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Landsat Countdown: http://landsat.usgs.gov/

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