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Minotaur VOrbital Sciences CorporationLaunch Area 0 B
Saturday, September 7, 2013 · 03:27 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

This mission is complete.

Vehicle

Minotaur V

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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

Provider

Orbital Sciences Corporation

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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%

Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Launch Area 0 B

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
37.831°N
Longitude
75.491°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

03:27 AM UTC - 03:27 AM UTC

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.