Planetary science

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

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Launched: 18 Jun 200921:32:00 UTC
Active for: 17 years 4 months
Destinations: Moon

A NASA orbiter that has mapped the Moon in detail since 2009, imaging the Apollo landing sites and measuring temperatures in permanently shadowed craters.

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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

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Orbiter with seven instruments, including a camera that can resolve features half a metre across.

Launch mass: 1,916 kg
Dry mass: 1,018 kg
Size: 3.9 m × 2.6 m, span 6 m
Power: Solar
Built by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Designator: 2009-031A

Mission details from science.nasa.gov.