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Landsat V Launches Its Way Into The Guinness Book Of World Records

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By Brittany Silverstein - email

Landsat V Launch from VAFB in 1984. Courtesy: NASA

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - The new Atlas V Launch isn't the only thing that's skyrocketing Vandenberg's fame. NASA has announced that Landsat V, launched from the Base in 1984, has earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records.

The Landsat V launch has broken the record for "longest operating earth observation satellite." The satellite delivered high-quality images of earth's surface for more than 28 years.

Tuesday's Atlas V Launch will continue the Landsat tradition of gathering these images. If it's successful, it will be renamed "Landsat VIII."

For more information on the Landsat V launch, click here: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/landsat/news/landsat5-guinness.html

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