Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
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…
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Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterAtlas V 401
- Vehicle
- Atlas V 401
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MissionPlanetary Science · LO
Planetary Science · LO
In the news1 article · latest from NASA
Headlines via the Spaceflight News API.
What it put in orbit3 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRO 2009-031A | Payload | orbits the Moon | |
| LCROSS 2009-031B | Payload | re-entered 2009-10-09 | |
| ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B 2009-031C | Rocket body | re-entered 2009-10-09 |
COSPAR ID 2009-031. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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