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LADEE
Minotaur VOrbital Sciences CorporationLaunch Area 0 B
Saturday, September 7, 2013 · 03:27 AM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Minotaur V
Profile →The Minotaur IV launch system is derived from the Peacekeeper ICBM. The first three stages are taken directly from decommissioned Peacekeeper missiles. A fourth stage, the Orion-38, is...
Height23.9 m
LEO Payload1,735 kg
Launches72
Successes65
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadLADEE
OrbitLunar Orbit
CustomerOrbital Sciences Corporation
Stages4
PadLaunch Area 0 B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Site lock
Launch Site
Launch Area 0 B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
37.831°N, 75.491°W
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
