LADEE

retired

Science ExplorationHEOCOSPAR 2013-047ALaunched 9/7/2013

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: LADEE Mission
Launch Vehicle: Minotaur V
Launch Date: 9/7/2013
Last Contact: 4/18/2014

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: HEO
Altitude: 137,417.5 km
Inclination: 37.57 deg
Dry Mass: 248 kg
Total Mass: 383 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Science Exploration
Payload Category: PLAN
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Ames Research Center
Manufacturer: NASA Ames Research Center

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2013-047A

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Mentions

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All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

Wallops Flight Facility hosted the launch of a Minotaur 5 rocket in September 2013 carrying NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) to study the lunar atmosphere and dust environment.

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