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LADEE

successMinotaur V | LADEE

NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE, pronounced like "laddie") was a robotic mission that orbited the moon to gather detailed information about the lunar atmosphere, conditions near the surface and environmental influences on lunar dust.

Overview

Date / time
September 7, 2013 at 03:27 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Area 0 B
Mission
LADEE
Mission type
Robotic Exploration
Orbit achieved
Lunar Orbit
Launch vehicle
Minotaur V →
Launch provider
Orbital Sciences Corporation →

Payloads deployed · 1

LADEE
Lunar