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Atlas V 401 | LRO/LCROSS
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.
Mission type: Planetary Science · Orbit: Lunar Orbit
Rocket: Atlas V 401 · Provider: United Launch Alliance
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · View on map (opens in new tab)
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