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Atlas V 401 | LRO/LCROSS
Atlas V 401
Jun 18, 2009, 9:32 PM UTC
Jun 18, 2009, 9:32 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
LRO is the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter for NASA. Used to map the moon to identify safe landing sites, locating potential resources, characterizing the radiation environment and demonstrating new technologies. The LCROSS is the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, also for NASA. A low cost satellite in order to confirm the existance of water in the southern lunar crater, Cabeus.
- Type
- Planetary Science
- Orbit
- Lunar Orbit (LO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 41
- Location
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA