Satellite built in Gilbert to head into space

By Stacie Spring

Published December 16, 2012 7:01am ET

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Satellite built in Gilbert to head into space — This May 1, 2012 photo provided by Orbital Sciences via the East Valley Tribune shows workers at the Satellite Manufacturing Facility in Gilbert, Ariz., working on the newest LandSat satellite. The satellite will be launched in February to circle the globe collecting data for NASA and the Department of Interior. (AP Photo/Orbital Sciences via the East Valley Tribune) ARIZONA REPUBLIC OUT | AP

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — A satellite designed, built and tested in Gilbert will be launched in February to circle the globe collecting data for NASA and the Department of Interior.

The LDCM, or Landsat8 as it will be known upon its launch, will continue the work of NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey Earth observations program, the seventh satellite to launch since 1972.

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